Mount Washington climber dies after hiking in freezing temperatures - News Summed Up

Mount Washington climber dies after hiking in freezing temperatures


A woman attempting to hike up New Hampshire's Mount Washington in frigid temperatures died after suffering an unknown medical condition, officials said Friday. Sandra Lee, 63, of Parsippany, N.J., was hiking with two family members Thursday on a trail on the northeast part of the mountain's highest peak. Temperatures at the summit were around 12 degrees with a wind chill of 60 mph. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLee was carried taken two-tenths of a mile to a road where an ambulance was waiting. In February, a hiker on the mountain died after falling more than 300 feet into an area filled with boulders.


Source: Fox News June 15, 2019 01:52 UTC



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