Witnesses told police that speed may have been a factor in the crash. There have been at least 7 motorcycle fatalities in New Hampshire this year, according to the DMV Fatal Crash Unit.
Stratham Fire Department firefighters assisted by the Newfields and Newmarket Fire Departments used boats to help locate the hunter in the Chapman's Landing flats off Route 108.
While the timing of the rain is terrible it will help alleviate the drought situation on the Seacoast which will get the most precipitation, according to the National Weather Service.