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Helicopter Rescue
Police & Fire
Person Missing For Days Suffering Medical Emergency Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter
A Maryland State Police helicopter swooped in to make the dramatic save of a person in West Virginia who has been missing for days and was in a perilous position. On Thursday afternoon, the Maryland State Police Aviation Command Unit was called into Preston County to rescue a missing person who was experiencing a medical emergency along the Cheat River. Police say that the person was located along the West Virginia river after being reported missing three days earlier. Due to the expected extended time it would take to extricate the victim and due to his condition, the state police helicop…
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Lost Elderly Man Trapped In Forested Ravine Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter. Crew
For the second time in a week, the Maryland State Police Department was called in to make a bold air rescue of a man who found himself in a perilous position while in the forests of West Virginia. Troopers made a bold rescue at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, when they were called to assist in a near daylong search and rescue effort after an elderly man became disoriented and injured, officials said. According to police, an 82-year-old man - who has not been identified by authorities - was found in a ravine of densely forested area north of the Cheat River on Thursday morning f…
Lifestyle
Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police
There was an “Angel’ in the air in more ways than one over the weekend as a Maryland State Police helicopter was called in to make a tricky rescue of a hiker and his dog in a West Virginia state park on Sunday night. A 27-year-old hiker and his dog, Angel, were exploring at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 9 at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park when they unexpectedly found themselves in a perilous position after falling into a potentially problematic cavern along the way off the main trail. The incident was reported on a cliff above the Shenandoah River in the area along the Loud…
Police & Fire
Injured Mountain Biker Hoisted 100 Feet By Maryland State Police Helicopter To Area Hospital
An injured mountain biker who found himself in in a precarious position on a remote trail in a Maryland state park had to be rescued by a state police helicopter on Wednesday afternoon, officials say. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, a Maryland State Police Aviation Command helicopter crew were called to New Germany State Park, where there was a report of an injured biker on a remote trail who was stranded for hours. According to police, the 56-year-old man was injured while cycling through the 14-mile Meadow Mountain Trail, which stretches through New Germany State Park and…
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Construction Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Cutting Leg Working On Roof Of Maryland Home
A construction worker who suffered a painful injury while on the job in Calvert County had to be airlifted to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation, fire officials say. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, paramedics and a helicopter responded to a stretch of Ridge Road in Huntingtown, where there was a report of a construction worker who cut his leg with a saw. Upon arrival, the pilot of the helicopter found the worker with a wound on the roof of a house under construction, according to a spokesperson from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department. Paramedics were able…
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards
A Maryland State Police helicopter unit gave an assist to a neighbor in need after a vehicle pursuit left a driver in a precarious position in West Virginia. On Saturday, Oct. 29, a state police helicopter crew assisted first responders from Hardy County in West Virginia with the rescue of an injured driver in the area of Howards Lick Road in Mathias. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Hardy County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Maryland State Police Aerial Unit based in Cumberland, to respond to Mathias in West Virginia “after rescue personnel encountered…
Police & Fire
Teen Suffers Critical Injuries In Maryland Crash: Report (
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A teenager in Maryland reportedly suffered critical injuries and had to be extricated after crashing in Washington County. First responders responded to a stretch of I-81 in Maugansville on Wednesday, May 15, where there was an unconfirmed report of a crash involving a vehicle that overturned and left an 18-year-old trapped. At approximately 3:15 p.m on Wednesday, a helicopter was reportedly inbound to transport the teen to an area hospital, who was listed as a “Category B trauma patient.” “The Category B patient should be taken to a trauma center or specialty center, per protocol,” acco…
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