NH Negotiating With Teen Over $25,000 Rescue Fine

Courtesy Outdoor Recreation News  Tue, 08/04/2009 - 12:51

New Hampshire and a Massachusetts Eagle Scout who needed to be rescued from Mount Washington are negotiating the size of his fine, which the state initially set at $25,000.

Scott Mason, of Halifax, Mass., spent three nights alone on the Northeast's highest mountain after spraining his ankle and veering off marked trails.

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