Gasser injured after fall on New Hampshire trail

Outgoing HALT president Morrie Gasser sustained injuries after a fall during a hike in New Hampshire on Monday. Outgoing Hopkinton Area Land Trust president Morrie Gasser fell and became injured during a hike in New Hampshire Monday afternoon. A press release issued by the New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) Department Tuesday morning reported that it had received a call at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday about an injured hiker on the Glen Boulder Trail in Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire. Parties hiking with Gasser called New Hampshire State Police and reported he had taken a fall, suffering a head and neck injury. According to the press release, Gasser could not move and did not have any feeling in his extremities. The group reportedly was four miles from the closest parking lot at the time Gasser sustained his injuries, presenting a challenge for the NHFG. The agency requested a helicopter rescue from the New Hampshire Army National Guard and called up volunteers from Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue and Lakes Region Search and Rescue in the event the helicopter could not reach the area. A Blackhawk helicopter was able to land nearby about three hours after the initial 911 call. Flight medics assessed Gasser before carrying him back to the helicopter. He was flown to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. It is unknown if Gasser remains in the hospital for treatment as of Tuesday. The Independent reached out to him and the NHFG but did not receive a response prior to publication. A statement from HALT was forthcoming.