Injured hiker found stranded in freezing temperatures in Maryland rescued by helicopter
KNOXVILLE, Md. — A 35-year-old woman was airlifted to safety Tuesday after getting injured and stranded in below-freezing temperatures while hiking...
KNOXVILLE, Md. — A 35-year-old woman was airlifted to safety Tuesday after getting injured and stranded in below-freezing temperatures while hiking in Maryland. Shortly before 3:45 p.m., Washington County fire, rescue and emergency medical personnel were called to a remote portion of Maryland Heights, above the Potomac River, for a hiker that was injured and stranded. From a popular lookout, across the river from historic Harpers Ferry, Potomac Valley Fire Company personnel surveyed the scene. They determined it would be too difficult to extract the 35-year-old woman from the side of the mountain due to the remote and dangerous terrain.