Helicopter crew helps rescue injured hiker in Washington County
Dec. 28—A Maryland State Police helicopter crew helped rescue an injured hiker Tuesday afternoon from a remote part of Maryland Heights, an overloo...
Dec. 28—A Maryland State Police helicopter crew helped rescue an injured hiker Tuesday afternoon from a remote part of Maryland Heights, an overlook above the Potomac River, police say. A 35-year-old woman, whose name was not given, was injured and became stranded on the side of the mountain in sub-freezing temperatures, a news release from state police said. State police couldn't be reached for comment on the woman's injuries. At around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the release said, Washington County first responders went to the overlook, which is across the river from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and saw the injured woman on the side of the mountain.