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New Hampshire Mountain Biker, 55, Found Unresponsive on Wentworth Trail, Dies Despite Rescue Efforts

Monday, October 19, 2026 · States · GSM News

WENTWORTH, New Hampshire — A 55-year-old mountain biker was found unresponsive on a trail in Wentworth, New Hampshire, on October 18 and died despite lifesaving efforts by fellow riders and first responders, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in an October 19 release.

Fish and Game was notified at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, that a mountain biker had been discovered unresponsive on the Thunder Chicken Trail within the Green Woodlands Foundation trail system, and people on the trail immediately began lifesaving measures. First responders from the Wentworth Fire Department, the Rumney Fire Department and Plymouth Fire Rescue, along with Green Woodlands staff and Fish and Game Conservation Officers, responded to the trail. The biker, identified as John Borger III, 55, of Grantham, New Hampshire, could not be resuscitated and was pronounced deceased at 3:30 p.m.

Working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, crews moved the decedent to the trailhead at Rowentown Road, where he was received by an Assistant Deputy Medical Examiner and funeral home personnel. The department did not release a cause for the medical emergency. (GSM reporting based on the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department release)

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Photo: 图:山地车林道入口(资料图)。图片来源:Chris Light摄,CC BY-SA 4.0,经Wikimedia Commons。Photo: A mountain bike trailhead (file photo). Source: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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