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Helicopter comes to aid of injured snowboarder LANCASTER, N.H. — A National Guard helicopter rescued an injured backcountry snowboarder in northern New Hampshire who had fallen and struck some rocks, state Fish and Game conservation officers said.The...

The snowboarder was on a solo trip Friday in an area called the Great Gulf in a ski run known as Turkey Shoot. Read more at Boston.com.

A Blackhawk helicopter lowered a medic onto the slope and the injured man was hoisted aboard.