Crime & Safety
Teen Critically Injured In Tubing Accident On Lake Winnipesaukee
Photos from a neighbor show multiple emergency vehicles responding to the scene.
August 15, 2024
GILFORD, N.H. - A teenager was critically hurt while tubing on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee.
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Maine patrol officers with the New Hampshire State Police responded just before 5 p.m. to the Little Camp Island area in Gilford. The 17-year-old reportedly "became unconscious while out tubing with family members," police said.
First responders were on the scene within minutes and boarded a boat where the teenager's father was "attempting life-saving measures," police said. Officers continued those measures as they took the teen ashore and rushed him to the hospital.
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