The Old Man of the Mountain Falls

From the WRKO Newscenter here is what's happening... one of New Hampshire's main tourist attractions gone the story from Margar Betet she joins me from the WRKO Newscenter this afternoon. Good afternoon Mar Good Afternoon Mary well it is really the symbol of New Hampshire The Old Man of the Mountain it was a stone profile created by Nature not man-made and overnight the face literally fell from the side of Franconia Notch a Franconia State part worker says the trails crew noticed it it was gone at about 7:30 this morning now heavy rain yesterday may have contributed to that the face how ever has been carefully taken care of over the years still cables around that profile trying to hold together but erosion and mother nature had created then tried to eliminate as I said it's one of the Granite State's major tourist attractions as well as a symbol on licensed plates the state's commemorative quarter countless other tourist souvenirs this afternoon the helicopter will be going around to assess the damage with some state workers in it we will find out more about what is going to happen to New Hampshire state symol that profile about 40 ft high and 25 ft wide s about 1200 ft above profile Lake in Franconia Notch New Hampshire one of the most photographed sites in the Granite State live the wrko news center.