Hiker Slips Off Mountain Cliff While Taking Photos With Wife, Plunges 300 Feet Down

A New Hampshire hiker died Saturday after he fell off a mountain and plunged hundreds of feet off a cliff while taking pictures with his wife, according to authorities.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said the incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. on the summit of Mount Willard in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire.

"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 in a statement obtained by the New York Post.

Due to the steep and icy conditions on the summit, the wife was not able to reach and save her husband. She immediately called 911 for help.

The agency said that rescue technicians arrived and rappelled down the cliff. They found the hiker about 300 feet below the summit at around 2:30 p.m.

The hiker was pronounced dead at the scene.

Members of the Mountain Rescue Service were able to bring out the deceased hiker from the face of the cliff and lift him to the summit. Rescuers then proceeded to carry the body down the mountain to the trailhead parking area, where officials said they arrived at 6:45 p.m.

Authorities have not released the hiker's name or other personal details as of this writing.

No further information was immediately available, Fish and Game said.

Mount Willard is in the center of Crawford Notch near the town of Hart's Location. It has an elevation of about 2,865 feet.

In August, a hiker died in New Hampshire after falling off a ledge on Cannon Mountain, according to authorities.

A spokesperson with the state's Fish and Game Department identified the hiker as Brian Kohn, 32, of Long Island City, New York, NBC News reported.

The hiker was climbing down the mountain with two other companions when they started to explore and follow what they believed to be a ski trail, New Hampshire Fish and Game said in a press release.

"Unfortunately, they were not following an established hiking trail," the department said.

After somehow reaching a spot that was "rocky, wet and steep," the hiker "slipped," which resulted in him falling off a ledge. His companions immediately called 911 for help.

First responders arrived at the scene and found the hiker dead at the bottom of a nearby waterfall.

The three hikers rode up the mountain on the tram. Officials said they planned to tour the summit and then return to the mountain's base on the tram. However, they changed their plans and decided to hike down the mountain instead.