Crime & Safety
Cranston Mom, 2-Year-Old Son Rescued after Getting Lost on NH Mountain
GPS from Carrie Readey's cell phone helped rescuers find them.
A Cranston woman and her 2-year-old son were rescued by New Hampshire Fish and Game officers yesterday after they got lost on a hike on North Pack Monadnock Mountain.
According to a Fish and Game Department news release, Carrie Readey, 30, called 911 around 5 p.m. and said she got lost on the trail. She and her son were getting cold, she said.
Dispatchers used GPS coordinates from Readey's phone to help officers find her and her son. They were found safely around 7:30 p.m.
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Readey was also with her two dogs when they became lost near Cliff Trail on the mountain. She told officers she began her hike at Ted's trailhead on Mountain Road but lost the trail near the intersection of Cliff trail.
Officers Todd Szewczyk and Eric Hannett located Readey.
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