Crime NH - Jason Feierstin and Dylan Stahley plead guilty to reckless conduct charges

[She Made Me Do It]

What do y'all think of this? This had to do with a difficult SAR operation.

Here's the NH Fish & Game statement:

Reckless Hikers Plead Guilty to Charges

CONTACT:Lt. James KneelandCO Jonathan Demler603-744-5470603-271-3361September 6, 2022 Littleton, NH – On August 9, 2022, two individuals pleaded guilty to Reckless Conduct Charges in the 2nd Circui…

nhfishgame.com

The two fellas got cliffed out while scrambling off-trail. Rumor is they were wearing flip flops. It sounds like they hopped out of their car and went UP: they didn't know where they were? Like at all? "He didn't know where he was, but could see the highway...."

 

[Cabin Fever]

I've seen some pushback that hikers shouldn't have to pay for rescue, the mountains should be a welcome place for all, newbies shouldn't be penalized....
But I can't imagine the push-backers actually read the details or understood the "hikers" were not hikers in the sense they were hiking the trail. They were just some dudes randomly scrambling up rocks from a parking lot. They didn't even know where they were. I guess they were just driving through.

 

[Cliffed Out]

OMG They were that high up? This article has photos. It took some really dangerous technical climbing to retrieve them.

New Hampshire hikers stuck on cliff fined for reckless conduct

A pair of New Hampshire hikers have been fined for reckless conduct after going “exploring” off-trail and getting stuck on a cliff with no safe way down, authorities said Tuesday.

nypost.com