Authorities rescued a hiker who had a severe injury near the summit of Mt. Madison in New Hampshire on Saturday.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says 48-year-old Jason McDonald tripped and fell on a rocky incline at around 2:30 p.m. and suffered severe injuries to his lower left leg.
Authorities say McDonald signaled using a personal locator and after crawling around in the rocks, found his cellphone and called 911.
Thirty volunteers and six conservation officers from search and rescue teams in both New Hampshire and Maine responded to the incident.
According to authorities, it took until 9 p.m. to begin to carry McDonald downhill and they reached the Great Gulf trailhead safely at around 5:20 a.m. Sunday
McDonald was then transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for treatment.
