Boy Scouts Use ‘Wilderness First Aid’ to Help Injured Counselor After She Fractures Her Ankle on Mountain Hike
By Sam Gillette
Published on April 21, 2026.
Six Boy Scouts from Nashua, N.H., were hiking on the Champney Falls Trail on Mount Chocorua in Albany when one of their counselors, 51-year-old Joanne Payne, fell and fractured her left ankle. The rescue team used "Wilderness First Aid" to treat the injury and transported Payne to safety. They carried her for about a mile before using a litter wheel to reach the parking lot. Following the rescue, L.
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