BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 28, 2024
Around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 22, 2014, my phone rang and I was called in to help rescue three Boy Scouts and two of their leaders who had become lost, then stranded on a rock face, during a hike on Blackcap Mountain in Eddington. With temperatures far below freezing, deep snow, and darkness, the situation was about as bad as it could be. Once everyone was safely off the mountain, we four wardens carefully made our way down. Lucky to escape their ordeal, the scouts and scout leaders had no serious injuries and were all treated and released by medical personnel. The bond shared by wardens past and present is special. ~ Chris Sargent