Dear all, I just heard this today, a re-broadcast of an episode from last year. Outside/In (NHPR) ran it again today, as it won a Murrow Award for journalism -- the pod was reported and produced by Jessica Hunt.
It's about the death of Nick Benedix, in a skiing avalanche accident in the Raymond Cataract on April 11, 2019. This really is a good listen, with interesting facts, story, characters, and emotions. I learned a bit about first aid for people suffering from hypothermia, and about how protocols have changed in NH following this tragedy.
It's about a half-hour. Apologies if this has been shared before (such as when it was first broadcast), but my search here didn't yield any results.
After the Avalanche: rescue gone wrong — Outside/In
AUGUST 31, 2023
On a bluebird day, in April of 2019, Snow Ranger Frank Carus set out to investigate a reported avalanche in the backcountry of Mt. Washington. He found a lone skier, buried several feet under the snow. He was severely hypothermic, but alive.
Wilderness EMTs can work for decades and never encounter this particular situation. And what happened next was an attempted rescue that people in Northern New England are still learning from.
What happens when a rescue goes wrong? And how do first responders cope when an opportunity to save someone’s life slips through their fingers?
Editor’s Note: This episode first aired in May of 2022.
It's about the death of Nick Benedix, in a skiing avalanche accident in the Raymond Cataract on April 11, 2019. This really is a good listen, with interesting facts, story, characters, and emotions. I learned a bit about first aid for people suffering from hypothermia, and about how protocols have changed in NH following this tragedy.
It's about a half-hour. Apologies if this has been shared before (such as when it was first broadcast), but my search here didn't yield any results.
After the Avalanche: rescue gone wrong — Outside/In
After the Avalanche: rescue gone wrong
AUGUST 31, 2023
On a bluebird day, in April of 2019, Snow Ranger Frank Carus set out to investigate a reported avalanche in the backcountry of Mt. Washington. He found a lone skier, buried several feet under the snow. He was severely hypothermic, but alive.
Wilderness EMTs can work for decades and never encounter this particular situation. And what happened next was an attempted rescue that people in Northern New England are still learning from.
What happens when a rescue goes wrong? And how do first responders cope when an opportunity to save someone’s life slips through their fingers?
Editor’s Note: This episode first aired in May of 2022.
