Injured hiker required rescue
Nov 21, 2012 | 1440 views | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend | print
LaFAYETTE — A woman who sprained her ankle while in Pettyjohns Cave in Walker County was rescued by the collective effort of numerous first responders.

On Sunday, a group of rock climbers from Woodstock had made their way to the “creek passage” portion of the popular caving system located at Crockford Pigeon Mountain.

“She fell and sprained her foot really bad and was unable to put any sort of weight on it,” Fire Chief Randy Camp said. “They were unable to carry her out so they called the fire department.”

The group had not planned to go caving, dressing for rock climbing but not for the 68-degree cave temperature, but their curiosity led them inside the beginning phase of the cave, according to Camp.

After only a few hours at the cave, the 21-year-old woman, whose name was not released, needed significant assistance to leave the cave.

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