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SIKSUKR · 02-19-2008, 09:27 AM

WMUR's story

POSTED: 3:00 pm EST February 18, 2008
UPDATED: 7:37 am EST February 19, 2008

CRAWFORD NOTCH, N.H. -- Teams suspended their search Monday night for two Virginia hikers believed lost in Crawford Notch.

Fish and Game Department officials said Alex Obert, 30, and Steven McCay, 29, both of Arlington, Va., were planning to hike Presidential Traverse and exit at the Highland Center at the top of Crawford Notch on Sunday afternoon.

The two men were last seen at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday and might have been spotted by hikers north of Jefferson, N.H., at about 11:30 a.m., officials said.

Several teams swept the trails on foot and stopped the search at 9 p.m. Monday. Officials said rainy conditions were making the search difficult.

The men are believed to be well equipped with good hiking experience.

Friends of the men said they are paramedics and firefighters in Virginia. The men hiked the same area of the Presidential Trail last summer and had recently ice climbed in Colorado.

02-19-2008, 09:27 AM	#40
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Still not found yet WMUR's story POSTED: 3:00 pm EST February 18, 2008 UPDATED: 7:37 am EST February 19, 2008 CRAWFORD NOTCH, N.H. -- Teams suspended their search Monday night for two Virginia hikers believed lost in Crawford Notch. Fish and Game Department officials said Alex Obert, 30, and Steven McCay, 29, both of Arlington, Va., were planning to hike Presidential Traverse and exit at the Highland Center at the top of Crawford Notch on Sunday afternoon. The two men were last seen at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday and might have been spotted by hikers north of Jefferson, N.H., at about 11:30 a.m., officials said. Several teams swept the trails on foot and stopped the search at 9 p.m. Monday. Officials said rainy conditions were making the search difficult. The men are believed to be well equipped with good hiking experience. Friends of the men said they are paramedics and firefighters in Virginia. The men hiked the same area of the Presidential Trail last summer and had recently ice climbed in Colorado. __________________ SIKSUKR