TOWNSHIP 7 RANGE 9, Maine — A teen hiker was carried out Saturday morning by game wardens and other rescue personnel after she injured her ankle while hiking on the Appalachian Trail on Friday evening, according to officials.
The teen, whose name has not been released, was with a group of 11 girls who were hiking the 100-mile wilderness, which stretches from Monson to Mount Katahdin, according to a news release from the Maine Warden Service. The group was part of an organization from New Hampshire called the American Youth Foundation, but the teen was from Wisconsin.
The Warden Service received the report Friday evening at 7 p.m. and set out with more than 25 people to retrieve the girl using an access trail. The team carried the girl out Saturday morning over two miles of treacherous terrain, the release stated.
The girl was taken by ambulance to Dean Hospital in Greenville.
In addition to five game wardens, the rescue party consisted of personnel from the Maine Forest Service, the Greenville Fire Department and the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Where is Greenvile?
Southern end of Moosehead Lake. West of Millinocket, NNE of Dover-Foxcroft.
No, that would be Greenville with two-L’s. I haven’t a clue where Greenvile (with one L) is either. :)
Maybe its near Swanvile and Montvile ?
Good job to all involved in the rescue! You guys don’t get thanked enough!
The 100 mile wilderness actually ends up the road from Abol Bridge near the edge of the park, not at Katahdin. “Greenvile” and “Mt. Katahdin” are both incorrect–you’d hope we could spell English names right, and the native languages often used single words that take two or more of our own in translation. Katahdin is one of those, it means “Great(est) Mountain.” This has been pointed out a hundred times before, but I see it as a matter of simple respect, recognizing the meaning of the name and using it correctly.
Good work as always by the rescue crews, and good on her for making the attempt at that age. I hope she comes back and finishes up when she’s healthy again.