Austin, TX
ATCEMS medivacs patient after 20-foot fall from cliff
ATCEMS medivacs affected person after fall from cliff
The affected person was safely evacuated through helicopter after falling from a 20-foot cliff whereas mountaineering. Video courtesy of ATCEMS.
AUSTIN, Texas – A helicopter was known as in to rescue a rock climber who had fallen from a cliff in Dripping Springs on Saturday afternoon.
Medics had been dispatched to the scene after receiving reviews that the affected person had fallen from a 20-foot cliff.
The affected person’s fall had been partially damaged by belay ropes, leading to a non-life-threatening decrease extremity harm.
Medics with STAR Flight, a helicopter EMS program, situated the affected person and moved them to a hoist location. The affected person was then safely evacuated by helicopter.
The affected person is being handled at Dell Seton Medical Middle.