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Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff
Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff A hiker who fell off a cliff in Frederick County suffered serious injuries before being rescued by a Maryland State Police helicopter and airlifted to the hospital. At around 10 p.m. on Thursday night, crews were called to assist with the extrication of a person who fell between 30 and 40 feet off a sheer cliff behind a home in Keymar.  While at the scene, deputies of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office first offered aid to the victim before crew members could navigate into a steep creekside area and onto a small landing on the base of the cliff.  Due to the circumstances of th…
Hiker Hoisted 80 Feet To Safety By Police Helicopter After Fall On Tricky Maryland Trail Hiker Hoisted 80 Feet To Safety By Police Helicopter After Fall On Tricky Maryland Trail
Hiker Hoisted 80 Feet To Safety By Police Helicopter After Fall On Tricky Maryland Trail Maryland State Police troopers made a bold rescue over the weekend after a hiker found herself in a perilous position when she injured herself along a tricky trail. On Sunday, June 4, state police officials say that a woman was hiking with her husband in a remote area near Beaverdam Creek in Salisbury when she took a tumble and suffered an injury in Wicomico County. First responders from the Salisbury Fire Department were able to locate the woman, but had to request the Maryland State Police helicopter for the rescue due to both the nature of her injury and the slippery slope she found hers…
Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police
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…
Injured Hiker Hoisted 100 Feet From Maryland Heights To State Police Helicopter Injured Hiker Hoisted 100 Feet From Maryland Heights To State Police Helicopter
Injured Hiker Hoisted 100 Feet From Maryland Heights To State Police Helicopter Authorities say that an injured hiker had to be airlifted from a remote portion of Maryland Heights above the Potomac River on Tuesday afternoon after she found herself in a perilous condition in sub-freezing temperatures. Shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, Washington County fire, rescue and emergency medical personnel were called to the overlook across the river from Harpers Ferry in West Virginia after the 35-year-old woman was injured and stranded in the cold. According to officials, the Potomac Valley Fire Company was first at the scene, and determined it would be too difficu…
Hiker Falls Down Embankment Near Railroad Tracks In Montgomery County (VIDEO) Hiker Falls Down Embankment Near Railroad Tracks In Montgomery County (VIDEO)
Hiker Falls Down Embankment Near Railroad Tracks In Montgomery County (Video) A hiker had to be rescued in Maryland after falling down a slippery slope and injuring himself near a remote Maryland railroad bridge. First responders in Montgomery County were dispatched at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 19 to the CSX Railroad tracks between Waring Station and Great Seneca Street, where there was a report of a hiker who had fallen near Railroad Bridge in Germantown. A hiker had to be rescued after falling approximately 100 feet in Germantown.Twitter/@mcfrsPIO The hiker fell down a loose gravel embankment and fell approximately 100 feet, leaving him with serio…
Hiker Suffering Medical Emergency Rescued From Popular Maryland Trail Hiker Suffering Medical Emergency Rescued From Popular Maryland Trail
Hiker Suffering Medical Emergency Rescued From Popular Maryland Trail A hiker on on a popular Montgomery County trail was rescued after suffering a medical emergency, authorities say. The hiker's friend called police saying the victim was suffering from what appeared to be heat stroke on the Billy Goat Trail near Old Angler's, around 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 1, according to Montgomery County Officials.  The victim had been hiking for around five hours in 90 degree temperatures before the medical emergency. They were then transported by boat to a staging area near the trail to receive treatment by medical personnel.
Hiker From Netherlands Dies After Mysterious Fall From Appalachian Trail In Virginia Hiker From Netherlands Dies After Mysterious Fall From Appalachian Trail In Virginia
Hiker From Netherlands Dies After Mysterious Fall From Appalachian Trail In Virginia A 23-year-old man who came all the way from the Netherlands to hike the Appalachian Trail died after taking a 50-foot fall down a cliff in Virginia. Paul Classen was sitting on the edge of cliffs with his feet on a lower rock, just north of the summit of McAfee Knob on Sunday, May 30, Robyn Urdaibay writes in the Facebook group Appalachian Trail Hikers 2022. "He spontaneously slumped forwards and fell," said Urdaibay, who had been hiking the trail with Classen.  "He was totally well, just chilling eating breakfast. We think he must have passed out, but we don’t know why and will never kno…
Hiker Pulled From Potomac River After Falling From Trail Hiker Pulled From Potomac River After Falling From Trail
Hiker Pulled From Potomac River After Falling From Trail A hiker was rescued from the Potomac River in Montgomery County after falling from a trail on Saturday, March 26. Several rescue boats were deployed to the area of the river near Billy Goat Trail A around 4:30 p.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said. Temps hovered around 40 degrees as rescuers pulled the hiker to shore. Injuries were unknown as of 7:40 p.m. The trail is 4.7 miles long and follows a path between the C&O Canal and Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. It is located near MoCo's Great Falls.