The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office said Thursday it has opened an investigation into a fire that destroyed a small cabin where an off-the-grid hermit had lived for almost three decades. David Lidstone, 81, lived in the woods along the Merrimack River and was known by locals as "River Dave." AFTER DECADES IN WOODS, NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN FORCED FROM CABIN"We just had the fire yesterday, it takes a while," Nelson said. He told a judge during a Wednesday court appearance that he had no desire to comply with the order to leave the cabin. Horace Clark, a cousin of Lidstone's who lives in Vermont, said the fire was "both sad and sick."

Source: Fox News August 05, 2021 19:41 UTC