Rescuers from both New Hampshire and Maine teamed and began a prolonged effort

On Saturday, Sept. 21, rescuers from both New Hampshire and Maine teamed and began a prolonged effort to help a hiker who had sustained a significant injury near the summit of Mt. Madison. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Jason McDonald, 48, of Aurora, Colo., tripped and fell while negotiating a rocky incline in the Osgood Trail at the intersection with the Howker Ridge Trail. As a result of this McDonald sustained a significant lower leg injury that left him unable to walk. Following the injury, McDonald had deployed a personal locator beacon to signal for help. He then crawled around in the rocks until he found his cell phone and made a second attempt by calling 911.