Search and Rescue News
The NH Fish and Game Department’s newsroom includes press releases on searches, rescues, and recoveries.
Search and Rescue in the Media
The following media can help hikers who are interested to get a better understanding of search and rescue activities in New Hampshire:
Books:
Critical Hours by Sandy Stott, published in 2018, provides a look at the history and current state of search and rescue in the White Mountains.
Where You’ll Find Me by Ty Gagne centers on a hiker that perished in the Presidential Range while hiking alone in winter conditions and the efforts of New Hampshire search and rescue personnel to find and recover her.
The Last Traverse by Ty Gagne is about rescue efforts related to a hiking party that became stranded on Franconia Ridge in winter conditions and the efforts of New Hampshire search and rescue personnel, including PVSART, to find and recover them.
Television:
North Woods Law is a TV show on Animal Planet that follows New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officers as they go about their regular duties, including search and rescue missions with PVSART by their side.
Film:
Infinite Storm is a feature film released in 2022 about a rescue performed by a PVSART member while on a recreational hike. Although the film embellishes the story, the core events of the film are based on actual events.