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Maryland State Police Helicopter Required To Rescue Injured Logger Who Fell From Tree Limb
The Maryland State Police Aviation Unit gave a helping hand across state lines when a logger was injured after falling from a tree limb in West Virginia, officials say. A crew based out of Cumberland were called in on Thursday morning to Grant County, to conduct a hoist mission with an assist from first responders on the ground. According to state police, an aerial rescue was requested in West Virginia due to the severity of the logger's injuries, the challenging terrain, and possibly prolonged extraction time. Pilots hovered above the trail, and a paramedic was lowered to the rescue site.…
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Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Three In Two Separate Missions
Maryland State Police helicopters were busy in neighboring West Virginia on Sunday. A state police helicopter crew crossed state lines twice on Sunday to rescue three people in a pair of back-to-back hoist missions on Sunday, Aug. 13. The long day began shortly after 7:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, when crews were called to a stretch of woods in Tucker County, where a father suffered an injury while hiking with his 13-year-old son the day before. Once overhead, the 49-year-old injured hiker, and his teen son were located along the Red Creek Trail in Dolly Sods along the river, where they ho…
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State Police Helicopters Come To Aid Of Injured Mountain Bikers In Maryland, West Virginia
It was a busy weekend for Maryland State Police Aviation Command crews. A pair of mountain bikers had to be rescued and airlifted to area hospitals after finding themselves in perilous positions during separate incidents Howard County and West Virginia that required state police intervention. On Saturday, July 29, crews were called into action to come to the rescue of a 44-year-old man in Ellicott City in Maryland, and a 41-year-old man in Davis, West Virginia who were injured while mountain biking in tricky terrain. Police say that the 44-year-old became incapacitated after his bike stru…
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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…
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