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Hiker rescued on Lion’s Head

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A hiker has been rescued on Lion’s Head. According to Wilderness Search And Rescue, their dedicated teams of volunteers and professionals responded to the incident on Saturday after a visiting foreign hiker fell while descending from the summit.

 

Hiker rescued on Lion’s Head

 

According to the WSAR spokesperson, David Nel, the 25-year-old American hiker and her friends were making their way down the popular trail towards the ladders when she suddenly slipped and fell.

 

READ MORE: Calls for hiker safety following several mountain rescues

 

Hiker rescued on Lion's Head
Photos by Brent Jennings, Fredy Mohorich and WSAR members

He said she was injured and unable to continue. An urgent call was placed to their emergency number, 021 937 0300.

Hiker rescued on Lion's Head
Photos by Brent Jennings, Fredy Mohorich and WSAR members

Visiting hiker rescued from Lion’s Head

 

Nel added that nearby rescuer teams were immediately dispatched. Numerous rescuers swiftly made their way up the trail to locate the hiker.

 

Hiker rescued on Lion's Head
Photos by Brent Jennings, Fredy Mohorich and WSAR members

Nel says an Air Mercy Service (AMS) rescue helicopter and a small team from the Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS were deployed to the scene. They were hoisted down to Lion’s Head, to a point near the injured hiker.

Hiker rescued on Lion's Head
Photos by Brent Jennings, Fredy Mohorich and WSAR members

 

The injured hiker

 

He says the injured hiker was treated by a Western Cape Government Health and Wellness paramedic. She was then assisted a short way along the trail to a point where the helicopter could hoist her from the mountain. Nel says she was flown to a nearby landing zonewhere an ambulance picked her up. She was then driven to the hospital for treatment.

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Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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