Crime & Safety
Bethel Hiker Rescued in New Hampshire
The following is a report from the Associated Press.
A Bethel woman was rescused Wednesday evening after hiking the Appalachian Trail in Gorham, N.H., according to the Associated Press.
Ruth Dobsevage, 66, was on a 10-day hike when she fractured her ankle. The report said "a 20-member rescue team climbed five miles up the Carter Moriah trail after getting a report that a woman hiking alone was injured."
Dobsevage was then transported and treated at a nearby hospital at around 11 p.m. Wednesday.
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The AP reported that the rescue team was made up of Fish and Game conservations officers, members of the Appalachian Club and Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue.
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