Advertisement Fish and Game handle multiple calls for help in North Country Sunday Conservation officers assisted in two search-and-rescues, one dirt bike accident Share Shares Copy Link Copy

New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers were called to two search-and-rescue calls and a dirt bike accident Sunday.The first call came in at approximately 9:30 a.m. when a 911 call reported a dirt bike crash on the rail bed trail in Gorham. Fish and Game officials said 27-year-old Gustavo Doleo of Lynn, Massachusetts, narrowly escaped serious injury when he almost collided with a gate.Doleo said he was riding his dirt bike behind two of his friends, who were operating four-wheelers, which were creating so much dust he could not see, when the incident occurred. He said with the conditions he did not see the gate as he approached it.Doleo was able to avoid a directly hitting the gate by laying the bike down, but suffered a leg injury in the process. There was no damage to the dirt bike.Doleo was transported him to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for treatment.The second call came in as an injured hiker on the Lion’s Head trail in Sargent’s Purchase. The hiker, identified as Heide-Lore Mueller, 68, of Jena, Germany, had been hiking down the trail with her husband when she slipped and injured her leg.A trio of hiker’s who were medical professionals came upon Mueller and recognized the extent of the injury and called 911 for help.A rescue effort including volunteers from Appalachian Mountain Club and Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue carried Mueller down Lion’s Head to Alpine Garden trail, then up a section of Huntington Ravine trail to the Auto Road. She was then transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for treatment of her injuries.While the search-and-rescue mission was in progress on Mt. Washington, Fish and Game received another rescue call at Glen Ellis Falls. This call involved a man, 29-year-old Richard Trainor of Nashua, who, according to witnesses, jumped from the top of the falls and struck his head just before entering the water.Friends went to his aid, getting him out the water and calling 911. He was transported to AVH for treatment for his injuries.