Hurt Hiker Hoisted To Helicopter, Airlifted To Hospital In Maryland: State Police (Video)

A Maryland State Police helicopter was required to rescue a hiker who was injured after slipping and falling from the top of a cliff onto the top of a train tunnel in Carroll County.

Maryland State Police rescued a hiker who was injured after falling off a cliff.
Photo Credit: *Maryland State Police*

Zak Failla

11/04/2024 11:29 a.m.

Shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon, first responders were called to the area of Gaither Road and Railroad Avenue in Sykesville, where there was an injured hiker who fell approximately 20 feet down an embankment while walking in a wooded area.

Due to the location of the hiker, and the purportedly prolonged time it would take to extricate them, the state police helicopter was called into perform a medevac.

A crew based out of Martin State in Middle River responded to the scene and hovered approximately 120 feet above the hiker, who was hoisted to the helicopter, treated, and taken to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment of injuries sustained in the fall.

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