New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

A man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after his snowmobile crashed Saturday in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.  The New Hampshire Fish and Game were notified of a single-occupant accident near the Smith River just after 6 p.m. Rescuers found Heath Cowper, 41, of Wolfeboro at the scene with life-threatening injuries.  Investigators say Cowper was riding on the ice when he...

People should be cautious about going out onto any ice, especially following the record rainfall recorded on Christmas Day, a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department official said. “With erratic temperatures, some areas of ice may look safe, but may not be,” Col. Kevin Jordan said in a statement on Friday. “We are urging people to check the ice thickness…

New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department is warning hikers not to rely on cellphone mapping apps for wilderness navigation after two individuals got lost in the woods. According to the department, a mother and daughter from Massachusetts were hiking in the mountains near Tamworth Saturday when they became lost. The two women had been using a mapping application on...

A 14-year-old ATV driver was seriously injured when he missed a turn and rolled the machine down a steep bank, New Hampshire authorities said. The driver, from Charlton, Massachusetts, was riding with a group on Saturday in Woodstock, the state Fish and Game Department said in a news release. He was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon for his…

Officers rescued two lost hikers along the Weetamoo Trail on Mt. Chochorua in Tamworth, New Hampshire Saturday.  A 9-1-1 call was received at 7:30 p.m. The two hikers, Kent Blosil, 57, and Magdalena Blosil, 48, of Groton, Massachusetts, were descending down the trail when they found themselves off-trail and in the dark.  New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officers were…

A Massachusetts man who suffered a medical emergency while hiking in New Hampshire has died despite rescue efforts that included a National Guard helicopter, authorities say. The 60-year-old Mashpee man was in a small group hiking to the summit of Mount Jefferson in the White Mountains when he suffered an unknown medical condition at about 2 p.m. Saturday, according to…

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says the coronavirus pandemic is contributing to an increase in problems with bears. Bear project leader Andrew Timmins says complaints have increased in part because dry weather in spring and early summer reduced natural food sources for bears, driving them into residential areas. But the pandemic also is playing a role in several…

A family was stranded for nearly seven hours in northern New Hampshire after their minivan got stuck on a snowmobile trail. The New Hampshire Fish and Game department says two adults and five children from Burlington, Massachusetts, were trying to get from the Bretton Woods ski area to a hotel on Saturday when their vehicle’s GPS directed them to...

Heading home to New Hampshire, truckers Will Sword and Tyler Buckley were on the road in Massachusetts when they heard a bang. At first, they thought the truck had hit a tree.

A Portsmouth man had to be helped down a hiking trail after he suffered from heat-related injuries Saturday during a 16-mile hike in the White Mountains.

Rescuers say they used a mountain train that was in the midst of an anniversary celebration to rescue a hiker who injured his back on Mt. Washington.

Rescuers say they used a mountain train that was in the midst of an anniversary celebration to rescue a hiker who injured his back on Mt. Washington.

The death of a 12-year-old New Hampshire boy whose body was found Friday afternoon in the Bellamy River is under investigation. Authorities said Nathaniel Boily was last seen Thursday leaving Dover Middle School at the end of the school day. His family contacted police when he didn’t return home.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says conflicts between humans and bears rose sharply this past year, with the state seeing its highest numbers of bear killings since 2014.

Officials say falling ice struck and killed a Massachusetts woman who was hiking with her family in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says the 57-year-old Wellesley woman was injured around noon Sunday. Tufts Medical Center says the victim is Dr. Judith Pinsker, who worked for the hospital for decades.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is warning people to be wary of thin ice after several rescues over the past few days. One man had to be rescued after falling through ice on a pond in Hollis Saturday. Authorities say he was in the water for 15 minutes, but he is expected to survive.

New Hampshire officials say a hiker who went missing in the far northern part of the state has been found unharmed after ending up in a drainage system.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says two sets of hikers had to be rescued from the White Mountains because they were unprepared for the terrain and cold, windy conditions.

A 4-year-old New Hampshire boy is recovering after being bitten several times by a fox that police say tried to attack two others on Saturday.

Officers from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department arrived to a Manchester, New Hampshire home on Sunday where a bear was hanging out in the backyard.