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A hiker who fell 300 feet to his death after tumbling from a cliff on the summit of Mount Willard in Crawford Notch was no stranger to the White Mountains.Joseph “Eggy” Eggleston, 53, of Randolph, had essential equipment, including traction devices on...

Officials released the identity of a man who died Saturday after falling hundreds of feet in the White Mountains. More on Boston.com.

"The hiker’s wife heard her husband yell and looked over to notice him falling over the edge of the mountain down a steep cliff that extended to the bottom approximately 800 feet," the agency said.

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials on Monday publicly released the identity of the hiker who died Saturday morning after falling hundreds of feet off the summit of Mt. Willard in Crawford Notch.

Mountain Rescue Service technicians had to rappel in icy conditions to retrieve the hiker's body from the face of the cliff, and it took hours to move the body to the trailhead parking lot.

The hiker was found about 300 feet below the summit and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A woman heard her husband call out, and turned to see him falling over the edge of the cliff, officials said.

Joe Eggy Eggleston, 59, was hiking Mount Willard in Crawford Notch with his wife, Kelly, Saturday morning when he fell 300 feet to his death. His body was discovered about three hours later, right.

The hiker fell from the summit of Mt. Willard near Hart's Location, New Hampshire.

A hiker fell 300 feet to his death after tumbling from a cliff on the summit of Mount Willard in Crawford Notch, officials said.