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  1. 07-06-2016, 20:50 #1
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    Default Hiker flown to hospital after injury on Appalachian Trail - Bangor Daily News


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    Hiker flown to hospital after injury on Appalachian Trail
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    A 59-year-old Georgia man was flown to safety on Wednesday after he broke his ankle while hiking on a remote section of the Appalachian Trail, according to the Maine Warden Service. Patrick Burnes of Buford, Georgia, was hiking south with a small party ...
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  2. 07-06-2016, 21:30 #2
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    Default Injured Appalachian Trail hiker airlifted to hospital - Press Herald


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    A man from Georgia who broke an ankle while hiking a remote section of the Appalachian Trail in Maine was airlifted to safety Wednesday. Patrick Burnes, 59, of Buford, Georgia, was hiking south near Mount Carlo with a small party of hikers when he ...
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    Default Injured hiker rescued from Appalachian Trail - WMTW Portland


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    MAHOOSUC RANGE, Maine —A hiker from Georgia was rescued from a remote part of the Appalachian Trail near the Maine-New Hampshire border Wednesday afternoon. Related. North Berwick woman killed in Lebanon... Wrongful death lawsuit filed in ...
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    Default Appalachian Trail hiker rescued by helicopter after breaking ankle in Maine - Concord


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    Appalachian Trail hiker rescued by helicopter after breaking ankle in Maine
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    A Georgia man was rescued by helicopter after breaking his ankle Wednesday while hiking a remote section of the Mahoosuc Range of the Appalachian Trail betweeen New Hampshire and Maine. Patrick Burnes, 59, of Buford, Georgia, was hiking south on ...



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  5. 07-07-2016, 19:13 #5
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    Mount Speck, huh?
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  6. 07-07-2016, 19:16 #6
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    Well, he's at a great hospital. I too broke my ankle on the AT and was taken to Androscoggin. Everyone who dealt with me was competent and courteous.
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