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After the Avalanche
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
On a bluebird day in April of 2019, Snow Ranger Frank Carus set out to investigate a reported avalanche in the backcountry of Mt. Washington. He found a lone skier, buried several feet under the snow. The man was severely hypothermic, but alive.Wilderness EMTS can work for decades and never encounter this particular situation, and what happened next was an attempted rescue that people in Northern New England are still learning from. What happens when a rescue goes wrong? And how do first responders cope when an opportunity to save someone’s life slips through their fingers?Featuring: Denise Butler, Frank Carus, Jeff Fongemie, Nicholas Weinberg SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter.Follow Outside/In on Instagram or Twitter, or join our private discussion group on Facebook LINKSRead the Mount Washington Avalanche Center’s final report on Nick Benedix’s death.Learn more about avalanche safety here.Read the Wilderness Medical Society Journal article about this incident here. CREDITSHost: Nate HegyiReported and produced by: Jessica HuntMixer: Taylor QuimbyEditing by Taylor Quimby and Nate Hegyi, with help and feedback from Rebecca Lavoie, Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, Erika Janik, Sam Evans-Brown, Jimmy Gutierrez, and Christina Philips.Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive ProducerSpecial Thanks to: Matt Dustin, Ty Gagne, Frank Hubbell, and Andrew Parrella. Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio
Released:
May 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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