BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 21, 2021
A 59-year-old Missouri man was airlifted from Chimney Pond Ranger Station Sunday morning after spending more than 60 hours on Katahdin. The man started off from Katahdin Stream on Thursday morning and hiked the Hunt Trail up the mountain. It was meant to be the start of a southbound Appalachian Trail attempt. The man spent Thursday night on the mountain, summited Friday and spent that night near the tree line. On Saturday morning, a group of hikers, an EMT, members of Mahoosuc Mountain Rescue, Dirigo Search and Rescue, the Maine Forest Rangers and Baxter State Park rangers found the man and began to help him down Katahdin.