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Police & Fire
Hurt Hiker Hoisted To Helicopter, Airlifted To Hospital In Maryland: State Police (
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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. 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. …
Police & Fire
Group Stranded On Island Rescued By Montgomery County Crews, State Police Helicopter
First responders in Maryland came to the rescue of a group of swimmers who found themselves in a perilous position on Sunday afternoon, officials say. Ten people were removed from the Potomac River by crews in Montgomery County and Fairfax County after they were stranded on an island and their kayak went rogue and floated downstream. Today, at 228pm, @mcfrs Swift Water Team members were dispatched for a group of people stranded on an island, after their red kayak floated downstream. While assisting those swimmers, 911 received another call for a person in the water near Blockhouse Point.…
Police & Fire
Kayaker Airlifted After Plunging Over Great Falls Of Potomac River, Officials Say
A kayaker was airlifted to a hospital after being rescued from the Potomac River in Great Falls Park on Thursday, May 16, officials in Montgomery County said. The county's fire and rescue squad was dispatched to the river in reports of a kayak that went over the Maryland Falls at 6:20 p.m., a spokesperson for the department said. One kayaker self-extricated on the Virginia side. They were treated and released by Fairfax Fire while another was removed by the Park Police helicopter in a stokes basket, and taken by helicopter to a hospital, officials said. Their red kayak remains stuck in a h…
Police & Fire
Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 50 Feet Off Cliff (
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A hiker who fell off a cliff suffered serious injuries before being rescued by a Maryland State Police helicopter that made a bold save in Washington County over the weekend. Shortly after noon on Saturday, a woman had to be airlifted to an area hospital after falling approximately 50 feet off of a cliff while walking along the Appalachian Trail, officials say. Maryland State Police helicopter Maryland State Police The helicopter responded to the scene and was able to send one trooper to the ground to secure the hiker while the pilot hovered approximately 120 feet in the air as th…
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…
News
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…
News
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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