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Backcountry Rescue in Hellam Township with Patient Extrication from Remote Trail

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Wrightsville, PA - Wrightsville Fire units responded to a reported special rescue at Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, locating a patient along a densely wooded trail experiencing a medical emergency.


Crews provided patient care and completed packaging using a stokes basket. Once the incident was confirmed to be a medical event, the response was scaled back. Personnel then carried the patient approximately a half mile to the trailhead, where the individual was transferred to a UTV for transport to awaiting EMS.


Units operated under command before clearing the scene, with mutual aid partners assisting throughout the incident.



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