[at-l] Crews working to rescue hiker on the Appalachian Trail

[Jennifer Osterhoudt]

You guys are killing me with these stories. My husband and son just started the trail at Springer. Last night was their first night. All I can say is its going to be a long 6 months for me But they are loving it so far. 

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On Mar 8, 2013, at 11:06 PM, "Dave Hicks" <carla_dave_hicks at verizon.net> wrote:

> http://tinyurl.com/a4nhn2o
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> 10:02 p.m. EST, March 8, 2013
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> Roanoke County, Va—
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> Crews in Roanoke County are in the middle of rescuing a hiker Friday night.
> 
> This is happening right near the entrance to the Appalachian Trail along 
> Catawba Valley Drive.
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> Authorities say the terrain of the area still has snow on it so it's making 
> the rescue a little more difficult.
> 
> They add that the hiker wasn't prepared for the snowfall, and called for 
> help.
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