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Emergency crews use boat to rescue injured mountain biker

Posted at 12:09 pm October 17, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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Emergency crews use a boat to rescue an injured mountain biker from Haw Ridge Park on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. (Submitted photo)

 

Emergency crews used a boat to rescue a mountain biker with a broken ankle in Haw Ridge Park on Sunday, authorities said.

The Oak Ridge Fire Department responded at 5:12 p.m. Sunday, October 16. Dispatchers had received a reported a man down on a Haw Ridge bike trail with a broken ankle.

The Oak Ridge 911 dispatchers were able to ping the caller’s cell phone and determine the approximate location of the accident, a press release said. They determined the biker was near the water on the southeast side of the trail.

Oak Ridge paramedics from Engine 3 and Rescue 1 began hiking to the incident while the rescue boat responded and was launched from Solway Park boat ramp. The ORFD boat located the patient within 25 minutes of the call, the press release said.

The 58 year-old male was riding alone when he wrecked on a steep hill and broke his ankle. Two other bikes came along and assisted him until the Fire Department arrived. The other two bikers also assisted the Fire Department in carrying the man to the boat, where he was then transported by water to the waiting ambulance, the press release said.

There are several biking accidents at Haw Ridge each year. One of the most difficult parts of rescuing someone from Haw Ridge is finding their location within the park. The 911 dispatchers can ping a cell phone and provide the Fire Department with coordinates for the caller, but access and rescue can be difficult along the steep wooded trails. If patients are on the south side of the park, it is sometimes much easier to extract them by water, although the water can be very shallow in many areas.

On October 28, the Fire Department will receive a new smaller rescue boat capable of negotiating the shallow waters around Haw Ridge, the press release said.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: biking accident, Haw Ridge, Haw Ridge Park, mountain biker, Oak Ridge Fire Department, ORFD boat, rescue boat, Solway Park

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