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Police & Fire
Hunter Rescued From Remote Area In Mountain By Maryland State Police Helicopter (
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A hunter who fell out of a tree stand in West Virginia required an assist from a Maryland State Police helicopter after suffering serious injuries. At approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, the state police Aviation Command was called to a remote area in a Grant County mountain, where there was a reported injured hunter who was in a tricky location. "Due to the remote location, extended extrication time, and the nature of the hunter’s injuries," the Maryland State Police helicopter was called in to perform a hoist rescue. MSPAC rescued an injured hunter who fell from a tree stand on T…
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.…
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Passenger Pinned By Vehicle Following Crash At Montgomery County Transfer Station
First responders were called to the Shady Grove Transfer Station when a trash truck backed into another vehicle and a passenger became trapped on Monday morning in Montgomery County. Crews were called to the 16100 block of Frederick Road at around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 16 where there was a reported passenger who was pinned by a vehicle and needed to be extricated. Update - Transfer Station, Frederick Rd, collision, passenger pinned in vehicle, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 adult trauma patient, NLTI, patient has been extricated pic.twitter.com/0oMAAgYlN8 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 1…
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Two Injured In Rollover Crash That Led To Delays For Drivers In Montgomery County
Some lanes were closed following a crash in Montgomery County that left a vehicle on its side and two people trapped inside on Wednesday afternoon. First responders were called shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 4 to the intersection of Clopper Road and Quince Orchard in Gaithersburg, where there was a reported crash with an entrapment. Officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were met at the scene by a vehicle on its side with the driver and passenger both trapped. 💥Aerial photo of crash at Clopper Road (MD 117) and Quince Orchard Road (MD 124). @mcfrsPIO #mcpd @TheMoCoS…
Traffic
Motorcycle Crash Sends Biker Down 25-Foot Embankment In Maryland
The hits keep coming for residents in Harford County. In the wake of the home explosion that claimed the lives of two in Bel Air, first responders were called on Tuesday morning to investigate a reported motorcycle crash that send a biker down an embankment. According to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, at around 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 13, first responders were called to investigate reports of a crash that ended with a motorcyclist down 25 feet in a ravine, prompting an extensive rescue effort. Training paid off for crews who were able to use a rigging system and ladders to recover the moto…
News
Non-Verbal Autistic Child Rescued From Lake By Police, Lifeguard In Maryland
A young, non-verbal autistic child was rescued from a large lake at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Montgomery County. According to officials, on Wednesday afternoon, police and a lifeguard from a nearby pool had to dive headfirst into a lake at the park following reports of the child entering the waters. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were able to get to the child and safely brought him to the shore. "Excellent job," a spokesperson for the department stated, "and quick thinking by responding officers and many thanks to the lifeguards who ran down to help th…
News
Firefighter, Resident Injured During Maryland Apartment Fire That Left Dozens Displaced
More than a dozen apartments were deemed uninhabitable in Howard County and a firefighter was injured when a blaze broke out early on Saturday morning. At around 5:30 a.m. Howard County Fire and EMS crews were called to the 6000 block of Orchard Club Drive in Elkridge, where there was a reported fire in the area. The fire was placed under control within an hour. In total, approximately 40 people were displaced, according to officials. While battling the blaze, one firefighter suffered what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. One resident also suffered minor injuries, of…
News
11 Rescued From Disabled Boats On July Fourth On Potomac River
All's well that ends well. Multiple agencies in the DMV region were on hand on Thursday night, when a strange scene involving two vessels played out on the Potomac River, officials say. Shortly before 11 p.m. on July 4, a distress call was made regarding a boat taking on water after striking an unlit buoy in the area of Piscataway Creek on the river, leaving the vessel disabled. Seven people were on board the sinking ship. Things got trickier when a Good Samaritan attempted to offer an assist, but ultimately wound up entangled in the other boat's lines, leaving it disabled with two adults…
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Driver Goes Off Roadway, Strikes Tree On I-70 In Northern Maryland
One person had to be rescued from a pick-up truck after going off the road on I-70 in Frederick County and crashing into a tree. There were some minor disruptions for drivers in advance of the Wednesday afternoon commute when a driver lost control and landed in the trees off the westbound lanes of the interstate. FREDERICK CO-MD I-70 WB IAO THE REST AREA FOR A PERSONAL INJURY COLLISION REPORTS OF A PICKUP TRUCK RAN INTO A TREE WITH POSSIBLE ENTRAPMENT CO16 @ 16:16 HRS {01} Posted by Washington County MD Fire Calls on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Crews were still working to clear the s…
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