Plymouth climber hurt in fall from Echo Crags in Franconia

Shawne Wickham, The New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
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Aug. 30—A Plymouth climber was seriously injured when he fell from Echo Crags in Franconia Monday night.

According to a news release from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Jared Cullen, 22, was climbing with three friends when the accident happened.

Alerted by a 911 call shortly before 8 p.m., rescuers hiked to the base and found Cullen. They carried him in a litter to a waiting ambulance.

Cullen was taken to Littleton Hospital with serious injuries, officials said.

Personnel from Fish and Game, PEMI Valley Search and Rescue, Franconia police, Littleton Ambulance and Sugar Hill Fire Department responded to the scene.

Fish and Game said the climbers were all experienced and had proper climbing gear for the conditions.