On a mid-January afternoon at 1:30 p.m., Wolfe County Search & Rescue received a 911 call for an injured hiker along Copperas Creek Trail in Menifee County. The hiker had suffered a lower leg injury and was unable to walk out under her own power.
Team members hiked in approximately one mile to the hiker’s location, where a team EMT and Paramedic assessed her injury and applied a vacuum splint to stabilize the injury. She was packaged for the carry out.
Once back at the trailhead, she was transported to a local hospital by her husband. We wish her a speedy recovery, and we were so thankful she let us know later just how much she appreciated the professionalism and help of the team during a difficult day for her.
