Crews in NC mountains rescue injured hiker off trail near Blue Ridge Parkway in Haywood County
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Crews in the North Carolina mountains trekked off the Blue Ridge Parkway late Friday afternoon to rescue a fallen hiker, according to Haywood County officials. The incident was reported around 5 p.m. near the Graveyard Fields Loop Trail off the parkway near milepost 418.8, about 35 miles southwest of Asheville in […] Crews in Haywood County, North Carolina, have rescued a fallen hiker off the Blue Ridge Parkway near milepost 418.8. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. near the Graveyard Fields Loop Trail off the parkway near mile-post 418, about 35 miles southwest of Asheville. The hiker sustained injuries significant enough to prompt a call for mutual aid and a helicopter evacuation. More than 15 people from various agencies from various departments responded to the rescue. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital. Other agencies involved included the U.S. Forest Service, Cruso Fire & Rescue, Haywood county Emergency Services, Henderson County Rescue Squad and the Transylvania County Rescue squad.
Publicado : Hace 3 días por Rodney Overton en Travel Weather
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- Crews in the North Carolina mountains trekked off the Blue Ridge Parkway late Friday afternoon to rescue a fallen hiker, according to Haywood County officials.
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