SGT’S PURCHASE, NH- Two local hikers were among five men rescued from a steep trail in Sergeant’s Purchase, New Hampshire.
Officials in the Granite State Monday identified the men as Jefferson Pazcoy, of Brewster and Andres Gonzalez of Croton Falls. Both are 22 years old.
The pair, along with hikers from Albany, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, became stranded in heavy rain and low visibility late Sunday afternoon and could not continue to descend, according to Lt. Mark Ober of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.
A rescue response was initiated and volunteers from the Appalachian Mountain Club, local rescue squad personnel and New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers responded.
At nightfall, the hikers resumed their descent and met the rescue party several hours later.
All the hikers were uninjured.
Lt. Ober said the incident provided a lesson and noted that all the hikers had proper gear, including shoes, lights and poles.
Recent rescues along the Appalachian trail, Fahnestock State Park and mountain ranges in Putnam County resulted from hikers recreating without suitable hiking gear.
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