Four hikers were rescued on Friday in Maine on Maine’s tallest mountain, according to officials.
Officials from Baxter State Park in Maine reported that two groups of hikers found themselves in trouble on Thursday night after dark on the Knife Edge trail on Mount Katahdin, which has a peak height of over 5,000 feet.
One of the hikers was a email in her 30’s and had an “unstable knee injury,” but the three other hikers weren’t injured.
“This situation began Thursday night after dark, seemingly involving two separate groups of hikers stranded on the Knife Edge. One hiker, a woman in her 30s, has suffered a severe knee injury. The remaining three hikers are unharmed,” stated the state park.
A guide post directs hikers on the Hunt Trail, a segment of the Appalachian Trail and a favored path to Baxter Peak on Mt. Katahdin. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
Two people were found dead while hiking on Mount Katahdin in early June.
Baxter State Park said four hikers were rescued on June 25. (Baxter State Park)
Tim Keiderling, 58, and his daughter, Esther, 28, were found dead after the two went on a hiking trip.
