Kathryn McKee and Beata Lelacheur were stuck in “very deep snow” about 5,000 feet up the mountain, officials said.

Two Massachusetts hikers were rescued after becoming stranded on Mt. Washington. On February 2 around 6 p.m. NH Fish and Game was contacted after 911 received a call about hikers lost off-trail adjacent to the Jewell Trail on Mt. Washington.

Two hikers are recovering after spending hours overnight stranded on Mount Washington. Around 6 p.m. Sunday, crews were alerted to a pair of hikers, both from Massachusetts, stranded in deep snow at about 5,