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Georgia hiker rescued after sustaining injury on Appalachian Trail in Maine.

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Georgia hiker rescued after sustaining injury on Appalachian Trail in Maine.

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A 76-year-old hiker from Georgia was rescued on the Maine leg of the Appalachian trail on Friday after being seriously injured.

The Bangor Daily News reports that Alpharetta resident George O’Connor was hiking south on the trail on Little Bigelow Mountain in Dead River Township at around 11 in the morning, when he fell about 8 feet, seriously injuring himself in the process.

After being attended to by a first responder who hiked 4 miles to get him, O’Connor was transported off the mountain via a Maine Forest Service helicopter and was eventually brought to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

Game Warden Lt. Kris Barboza says that O’Connor has since been treated for spinal injuries. No other information has been made available yet.

To read the original Bangor Daily News article, click here.

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