BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 4, 2021
A Belfast man who was rescued from the treacherous Precipice Trail on Wednesday was visiting Acadia National Park for the first time, according to park officials. The 26-year-old, whose name was not released, set out about 9 a.m. from Schooner Head Road for the trail on the east side of Champlain Mountain. But without crampons or traction devices, the man ran into trouble about 11 a.m., when he slipped and wedged himself against a tree to keep from sliding down an icy cliff face. Park rangers deployed rescuers who used a Maine Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter to pick him up from the cliffside.