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Jul 29, 2019 4:51:46 GMT -5
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Search & Rescue Crew helps fall victim at Red River Gorge
By WKYT News Staff
Posted: Sun 12:20 PM, Jul 28, 2019
Updated: Mon 12:22 AM, Jul 29, 2019
Posted: Sun 12:20 PM, Jul 28, 2019
Updated: Mon 12:22 AM, Jul 29, 2019
STANTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A woman is safe after a fall at the Red River Gorge Sunday.
RedSTAR Wilderness EMS say the woman fell about 20 feet at the Auxier Ridge Trail.RedSTAR Wilderness EMS say the call came in around 11 a.m. They say the woman fell about 20 feet at the Auxier Ridge Trail.
"Our agency got a report of a hiker who fell approximately 20 feet near Courthouse Rock," said David Fifer, a Wilderness Paramedic with RedSTAR.
She is being treated at an area hospital for moderate injuries.
"It was about a three-hour carry out when it was all said and done," said Fifer.
Search and rescue teams say when there are more people out on the trails at Red River Gorge, there's a higher chance for medical emergencies.
"Many times it's someone who has like twisted an ankle or becomes a little bit overheated or a little bit exhausted on the trail."
For missions like this, the people rescued may also need immediate medical attention.
For years, it's something crews couldn't do until the people were rescued from the trails. Now, a new group of medical professionals is diving straight in with rescue crews.
"RedSTAR stands for Red River Gorge Special Treatment Access and Rescue. and what that name really conveys is that we're the only wilderness advanced life support team in the red river gorge," said Fifer.
It's full of nurses, doctors, EMTs and paramedics who are also trained in search and rescue skills.
"Sometimes people need more treatments. They need things that only a licensed paramedic or licensed nurse working for a regulated healthcare provider can do."
RedSTAR is the first of its kind in Kentucky.
"I think every county in Kentucky should have something like this. It's hard to find a county in Kentucky that doesn't have wilderness areas where people hunt, fish, paddle, or hike."
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