Stranded hiker calls 911 with dying phone on mountain trail after dark, US officials say

Conservation officers, along with rescuers from Lakes Region Search and Rescue, hiked about 2.5 miles (4km) to reach the man, officials said. — Photo by Mukuko Studio on Unsplash

A hiker was rescued after getting stranded in the dark trekking down a New Hampshire mountain trail, officials say.

The 56-year-old Dover man was hiking Mt. Major, descending Boulder Loop Trail, when his “headlamp stopped working” on Sunday, March 3, the New Hampshire Fish and Game said in a news release.