Stranded hiker calls 911 with dying phone on mountain trail after dark, US officials say
A hiker was rescued after getting stranded in the dark trekking down a New Hampshire mountain trail, officials say.

The 56-year-old Dover man was hiking Mt. Major, descending Boulder Loop Trail, when his “headlamp stopped working” on Sunday, March 3, the New Hampshire Fish and Game said in a news release.

The man tried to use the flashlight on his cellphone but soon realised his battery was only at 4%, officials said.

As he was not ready to spend the night on the mountain, officials said he called 911 at around 7pm.

Conservation officers, along with rescuers from Lakes Region Search and Rescue, hiked about 2.5 miles (4km) to reach the man, officials said.

After giving the man a headlamp, officials said they escorted him down the trail and reached his car in a parking area shortly before 11pm.

Boulder Loop Trail, a “moderately challenging” nearly 3-mile loop, is in Alton, about 40 miles northeast of Manchester.

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A hiker was rescued after getting stranded in the dark trekking down a New Hampshire mountain trail, officials say.