Fallen hiker rescued from Lion’s Head – WATCH
Wilderness Search And Rescue WSAR Western Cape responded to Lion’s Head after a hiker fell while descending the popular trail.
Teams of professionals and volunteers from Wilderness Search And Rescue WSAR Western Cape responded to Lion’s Head after a 43-year-old hiker fell while descending the popular trail.
The unnamed woman was making her way down a narrow section of the trail near the pine trees when she suddenly slipped and fell three metres.
Injured and unable to continue, her hiking partner called for help.
A small team on board the Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS / Air Mercy Service (AMS) rescue helicopter was flown to scene and hoisted down to a point close to the injured hiker.
She was treated by an EMS paramedic and helped into a rescue stretcher, before being hoisted from the mountain and flown to a nearby landing zone.
She was carried to a waiting Netcare911 ambulance and driven to hospital.
The South African website wishes the hiker a speedy recovery.
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