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Missing hiker found alive on eastern side of Mt. Lincoln

Missing hiker found alive on eastern side of Mt. Lincoln
WEBVTT ITH-- AND SO WAS DARKNESS.AND IN THE LAST DITCH EFFORT,RESCUE CREWS FOUND HIM.RANDY WILLETT IS ALIVE AND INTHE HOSPITAL.>> WE WERE EXTREMELY PLEASED.MIKE: THE MANCHESTER MAN THATWENT MISSING EARLIER THIS WEEKIN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WASSAVED.HE -- IT WAS GETTING DARK ANDTHE CHOPPER WAS ALMOST DONE FORTHE NIGHT BUT AFTER SPOTTING HISTRACKS IN THE SNOW, RESCUERSFOLLOWED THEM AND FOUND HIMFLASHING A RED LIGHT AT THEM.>> THEY DID LOCATE HIM ON THEEAST SIDE OF MOUNT LINCOLN.MIKE: HE BEGAN A FOUR-DAY HIKEON FRIDAY BUT CALLED FOR HELPEARLY TUESDAY MORNING SAYING HEWAS LOST.RESCUE CREWS SEARCHED AN AREA.TODAY, HE CALLED 911 AGAIN.HE DID NOT KNOW WHERE HE WAS.AUTHORITIES GOT A FIX ON HISLOCATION.>> IT WAS DESCRIBED AS WAISTDEEP SNOW.IT WAS HARD TO GET THROUGH.MIKE: RIGHT NOW, HE IS BEINGTREATED AT DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCKMEDICAL CENTER.IT IS UNCLEAR HOW HE IS DOINGBUT AUTHORITIES ARE HAPPY TOHAVE HIM THINGS TO THEUNWAVERING EFFORTS FROM HIM ANDRESCUE CREWS.>> IT WAS TRULY A TEAM EFFORT.MIKE: FISHING GAME ARE LOOKINGFORWARD TO TALKING TO HIM TOLEARN FROM HIS EXPERIENCE.AUTHORITIES HAVE SPOKEN TO HIS
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Missing hiker found alive on eastern side of Mt. Lincoln
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