The summer rescue season in New Hampshire's White Mountains appeared to be in full swing over the weekend as hikers from Glastonbury, Conn., Plymouth, Mass., and Vermont, as well as a German national, required assistance descending various mountain trails in Grafton and Coos counties, including Mount Washington.

The beautiful end-of-spring June weather drew large numbers of hikers to the area starting Friday, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, and brought accompanying calls for help from people with medical emergencies and other difficulties requiring rescue teams to hit the trails as well.

Friday evening, Fish and Game officers were called for an overdue hiker in the Zealand area and a missing hiker on Mount Washington.

In the Zealand incident, the wife of a 70-year-old Vermont man reported him overdue when she didn't hear from him at a predetermined time, said Matthew W. Holmes, an officer at Fish and Game's Region One office in Lancaster.

An investigation was started but “was resolved after the missing party contacted his wife from a trailhead in Lincoln,” Holmes said in the release.

Shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, the search was on for the 62-year-old German man who had become separated from his hiking party near the summit of Mount Washington.

“The man was reported to not be carrying any source of light, and was unfamiliar with the mountain,” Holmes wrote.

Appalachian Mountain Club staff members from the Lakes of the Clouds Hut arrived in the field first.

“That search resolved itself at approximately 10:20 p.m. when the missing man was spotted making his way down the Cog Railway train tracks toward the base station,” Holmes said in the release.

Saturday, Elisa Raney, 48, of Glastonbury, Conn., fell at 7:15 a.m. while hiking with a partner near the intersection of the Grey Knob and Perch Path trails on Mount Adams. She sustained “a serious shoulder injury,” according to Holmes.

“Conservation officers were notified of the incident at 7:45 a.m. and began to coordinate rescue efforts. A staff member from the Grey Knob Shelter was able to quickly hike to the scene, and assisted two others in providing first aid.

“Although in severe pain, Ms. Raney began the 3-plus mile hike out to Route 2,” said Holmes, who said she was transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin.

“While the rescue of Ms. Raney was already under way, conservation officers were called to Mount Starr King in Jefferson for an experienced hiker who was experiencing sudden weakness and dizziness. Mr. Gregory Dolan, 49, of Plymouth, Mass., was approximately half a mile from the summit of Mt. Starr King when he began to feel the aforementioned symptoms. Mr. Dolan texted his fiancee, who then made a call for help,” Holmes wrote.

Fish and Game officers Glen Lucas and Bob Mancini responded to the scene, as well as personnel from Weeks Medical Center and Jefferson Fire and Rescue. Rescuers met Dolan approximately two miles up the trail, brought him to a waiting ambulance for transportation to Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster for evaluation and treatment.

“As has been the case in the past, our success in carrying out these missions has been made possible through the efforts of many great volunteers” Holmes said in the release.