Rescue for a man after he falls 60-100 feet off Sunset Rock
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF)-Hamilton County Rescue Service assisted Lookout Mountain Fire & Police Department to rescue a 28-year-old man who fell 60-100 feet down a steep slope off-trail at Sunset Rock.
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue Service was dispatched to Sunset Rock at 7:45 Saturday evening for a report of a fall near the Bluff Trail.
The patient was hiking in an unmarked area near the cliff line when he slipped and tumbled up to 100 feet down a steep slope; he received medical care on-site before he was carried out of the woods by responding teams.
He sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital by Hamilton County EMS. Captain Brandon Powers said, “The teams on scene did a great job of coming together quickly to make a plan and execute that plan to get everyone out of the woods safely and efficiently.”
