Maryland State Police assists in rescuing 35-year-old hiker in Washington County
KNOXVILLE, Md. — Maryland State Police came to the rescue for an injured hiker who was stranded in sub-freezing temperatures on a remote portion of...
KNOXVILLE, Md. — Maryland State Police came to the rescue for an injured hiker who was stranded in sub-freezing temperatures on a remote portion of Maryland Heights, above the Potomac River.Before 3:45pm on Tuesday, Washington County fire, rescue, and emergency medical personnel were called to an overlook across the river from the Harpers Ferry in West Virginia.When they arrived, personnel from the Potomac Valley Fire Company determined that it would be too difficult to extract the hiker, a 35-year-old woman, from the side of the mountain due to dangerous terrain, compounded with inaccessibility via all-terrain vehicles.