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Hiker carried off Franconia Notch

Published on Tuesday, Aug 1, 2006 at 12:12 am | Last updated on Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:05 am

FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Fish and Game rescuers carried a Massachusetts woman off Franconia Notch after she broke her foot while hiking.

Robin Lipsor of Lexington, Mass., 50, took a bad step and broke her foot while hiking Old Bridal Path on Sunday with friends and family.

Fish and Game Sgt. Brian Suttmier said it took rescuers three hours to carry her off the mountain.

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