ATCEMS medivacs patient after 20-foot fall from cliff
ATCEMS medivacs patient after fall from cliff
The patient was safely evacuated via helicopter after falling from a 20-foot cliff while rock climbing. Video courtesy of ATCEMS.
AUSTIN, Texas - A helicopter was called in to rescue a rock climber who had fallen from a cliff in Dripping Springs on Saturday afternoon.
Medics were dispatched to the scene after receiving reports that the patient had fallen from a 20-foot cliff.
The patient's fall had been partially broken by belay ropes, resulting in a non-life-threatening lower extremity injury.
Medics with STAR Flight, a helicopter EMS program, located the patient and moved them to a hoist location. The patient was then safely evacuated by helicopter.
The patient is being treated at Dell Seton Medical Center.