LACONIA, N.H. — A missing hiker from Massachusetts was found dead on a mountain in New Hampshire.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game, around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, officials were notified of an overdue hiker in Franconia Notch.
Kent Wood, 61, of Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood, had driven to the Lafayette Campground in Lincoln on Friday, April 17, to camp and hike for the weekend.
Officials say he started hiking Saturday morning, April 18, with warm temperatures and clear skies. The last contact family or friends had with Wood was on Saturday afternoon.
News of Wood’s death broke after six Massachusetts residents were rescued on New Hampshire mountain trails in a three-day period.
A man from North Reading, Massachusetts, was rescued Monday night after he became lost off the Rocky Branch Trail in Bartlett, officials said.
And over the weekend, two teenage hikers from Massachusetts were rescued from the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Saturday. On Friday, three Massachusetts women were rescued from a New Hampshire trail.
After two days of not hearing from Wood, his family became concerned and called officials.
Wood was prepared for warmer conditions, not for the 3 to 5 inches of snow that had fallen between Sunday and Monday in the Franconia Notch area.
A search area started on Tuesday morning, and around 7:41 p.m., Wood was found dead 5.5 miles from his vehicle on a remote section of the Kinsman Pond Trail in Lincoln.
New Hampshire Fish and Game is reminding hikers that it’s still winter in the mountains, with deep snow, cold temperatures, and freezing conditions.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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