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Freezing hikers stuck in waist-deep snow rescued during Mount Washington whiteout

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Kathyrn McKee , 51 , of Southborough , Massachusetts , and Beata LeLacheur , 54 , were lost on Mount Washington .

The two friends had hiked New Hampshire’s challenging Mount Washington trail a month ago .

The temperature at the summit was 2 degrees below zero (minus 19 Celsius), with sustained winds of 50 to 60 mph (80 to 96 kph).

“We feel really awful about having to make that ( 911 ) call, but it did save our lives,” McKee and LeLacheur say.

“I’m not going to have a problem to get back on the horse, but I recognize there are risks in what we do.” Both said they’d go hiking again in the White Mountains and add a pop-up tent to their gear.

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