Grantham man dies after being found unresponsive on Wentworth trail

John Borger III, 55, of Grantham, died Oct. 18 after being found unresponsive while mountain biking on the Thunder Chicken trail in Wentworth, according to Patch and New Hampshire Public Radio. The trail is part of the Green Woodlands Foundation trail system. The incident was in Wentworth; Grantham was Borger’s home community.

Patch reported that New Hampshire Fish and Game was notified at about 2:30 p.m. and Borger was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. The reported times put the pronouncement about an hour after notification, although the notification time was approximate. Emergency medical care was administered at the scene. Patch said the response involved the Wentworth, Rumney and Plymouth fire departments, Green Woodlands staff and conservation officers.

NHPR reported that responders moved Borger to the Rowentown Road trailhead. Patch reported that responders were with the New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The reports did not state a cause of death; NHPR said no further information was available.