New Hampshire Fish and Game warned out-of-state hikers visiting for the holiday weekend about winter weather conditions, two days after search crews recovered the body of a missing 19-year-old hiker from Massachusetts.“If you’re coming up this weekend or any weekend from now through the winter and you want to go for a hike, you want to be a person who is an avid hiker who hikes a lot,” said Lt. Adam Cheney of New Hampshire Fish and Game.The body of Emily Sotelo was found Wednesday, her 20th birthday, four days after she set out on a day hike in the White Mountain National Forest but did not return.Cheney said before heading out, hikers should consider packing some of the old-fashioned ways to signal for help, such as a fire starter that can also help keep you warm.“The biggest thing if they get lost up there is going to be exposure to the elements,” Cheney said. “Smoke coming up through the canopy of the trees would definitely make you be found very fast.”He also said new technology, such as emergency beacons that can link up with satellites, are good to carry on trails.“The weather conditions are completely different than what they are down at the trailhead,” Cheney said.The Hike Safe website has a full list of safety recommendations and items to carry for hikers.
New Hampshire Fish and Game warned out-of-state hikers visiting for the holiday weekend about winter weather conditions, two days after search crews recovered the body of a missing 19-year-old hiker from Massachusetts.
“If you’re coming up this weekend or any weekend from now through the winter and you want to go for a hike, you want to be a person who is an avid hiker who hikes a lot,” said Lt. Adam Cheney of New Hampshire Fish and Game.
The body of Emily Sotelo was found Wednesday, her 20th birthday, four days after she set out on a day hike in the White Mountain National Forest but did not return.
Cheney said before heading out, hikers should consider packing some of the old-fashioned ways to signal for help, such as a fire starter that can also help keep you warm.
“The biggest thing if they get lost up there is going to be exposure to the elements,” Cheney said. “Smoke coming up through the canopy of the trees would definitely make you be found very fast.”
He also said new technology, such as emergency beacons that can link up with satellites, are good to carry on trails.
“The weather conditions are completely different than what they are down at the trailhead,” Cheney said.
The Hike Safe website has a full list of safety recommendations and items to carry for hikers.