A North Reading man was rescued from a trail in the White Mountains on Monday, officials said, the sixth Massachusetts hiker rescued in New Hampshire in four days.
Rescuers were alerted to a report of a lost hiker on the Rocky Branch Trail in Bartlett, N.H., at approximately 6:13 p.m., the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a statement.
Jonathan Gullotti, 56, had set out from the Glen Boulder trailhead at approximately 8:45 a.m., but said he got caught in a snowstorm and made a wrong turn.
By evening, Gullotti said the high winds and accumulating snow caused him to make several wrong turns, and he called to ask rescuers for directions.
Using a forest service road, conservation officers and members of the US Forest Service were able to reach a location within approximately 2 miles of Gullotti, officials said. They directed him out of the woods by approximately 7:40 p.m. and drove him back to his vehicle at the trailhead.
“Hikers are reminded that spring conditions in the mountains can change quickly and preparation is an important part of any trip,” officials said in the statement.
The Rocky Branch Trail provides access to a river valley between the two longest subsidiary ridges of Mount Washington, according to Trailforks.
Conditions on the summit of Mount Washington reached a wind chill of minus 16 degrees on Monday, according to National Weather Service data, with winds of 38 miles per hour and blowing snow and fog limiting visibility.
Gullotti was the sixth person to be rescued from the White Mountains in recent days.
Two teenagers from Plymouth were rescued from the summit of Mount Washington on Saturday evening after harsh conditions with cold temperatures and high winds caused them to take shelter outside a park building.
On Friday, rescuers helped guide three Haverhill women down a Franconia Notch trail after they were caught after nightfall without lights.
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