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One of the first texts shows Chin was getting worried. The victim, Xi Chen, 53 years old, was an experienced hiker and had reservations for the Lakes of the Cloud Hut at the top, according to his wife.īoston 25 obtained the last string of texts messages to his wife. Washington is historically known to be one of the worst weather locations in the entire world,” said Lt. Washington, which has a reputation for severe weather year-round. Those conditions are not normal for June, but not unexpected on Mt. Bob Mancini Jr., of the New Hampshire Fish and Wildlife Department.

“It was 50-60 sustained, with gusts up over 80,” said Lt. He succumbed to severe hypothermia, even after rescuers reached him on the Gulfside Trail facing howling winds, driving rain and snow. An avid hiker from Andover lost his life Saturday during a climb on Mt.

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