Woman Falls Thirty Feet Down From Waterfall in Wolfe County
A 61-year-old woman was rescued by the Wolfe County SAR team after she tried to save her dog but ended up falling 30 feet down from a waterfall in the Sunset Valley Road Cabin Development where she suffered an injured collarbone and legs.
The team used a high-angle raise and lower system to pull her up and then used a low-angle belay system to get her out of the steep hill and back to the road. Read more here
Great work to the Wolfe Search and Rescue for rescuing the woman as we wish her and her dog a speedy recovery. Please be safe out there!
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