Sunday, October 17, 2010

Situation Report:: Injured Hiker Rescued from Salado Canyon

On Saturday, 17th of October, High Rolls Fire and EMS was called to assist an injured hiker on the Bridal Veil Falls trail in Salado Canyon. The hiker was incapacitated and was trapped in a creek-bed, unable to scale the cliff back to safety. High Rolls Fire was assisted by personnel from La Luz FD, and the patient was rescue using ropes and a Stokes Litter. He was located about 1 mile into the trail from the nearest trail-head. The operation took 2 1/2 hours to complete, with the patient being transported to Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center via AMR ambulance.

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