Two Mass. climbers rescued from White Horse Ledge

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NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — Two Massachusetts climbers who went up a cliff beyond their capabilities were rescued Wednesday after one of them fell 30 feet and injured his ankle, one of the rescuers said.

Conservation Officer Brian Abrams said Michael Grumbach, 35, of Westford, Mass., and Ronald Groulx, 37, also of Westford, were climbing on White Horse Ledge when Grumbach fell.

"He was above his abilities," Abrams said.

Grumbach was lowered 500 feet off the ledge by Mountain Rescue Service, Fish and Game and North Conway Fire and Rescue teams. He was treated for an ankle injury at a hospital in Conway.

Groulx, described by Abrams as less experienced than Grumbach, also was helped off the ledge by rescue teams.

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