Maryland State Police helicopter helps rescue injured hunter in West Virginia
Nov 06, 2024
WEST VIRGINIA (DC News Now) -- Maryland State Police (MSP) units helped rescue an injured hunter in West Virginia on Tuesday.
MSP said that units in Grant County, West Virginia, responded to a "remote area on a mountain for an injured hunter who fell from a tree stand" around 7 a.m.
Rescue crews requested that MSP's Aviation Command assist with an aerial hoist rescue.
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A helicopter crew based out of Cumberland, Md. performed the rescue. They lowered a responder who helped prepare him for extraction.
Responders on the ground helped keep him stable through the process.
He was taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment and evaluation.