Just before 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, crews with Powell County Search and Rescue had been told a man had fallen and possibly fractured his ankle on the trail. At the bottom of the arch, officials said he couldn’t walk.
Immediately realizing the rescue would require him to be carried out, Powell County rescue crews reached out to the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department and the Estill County Rescue Squad to help.
Just after 10:30 a.m., emergency personnel reportedly found the injured hiker and started treating him while search and rescue team members set up multiple rope systems, preparing to get him to safety.
Crew members said the hiker was successfully carried out around 12:20 p.m. on Sunday and taken to a hospital for further treatment.
Powell County officials thanked the mutual aid partners who helped rescue the hiker on social media.
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