Crime & Safety
Teenager Injured After Falling 30 Feet From Rock Rimmon In Manchester
Rescue teams used ropes and technical rescue equipment to reach the boy and lower him safely to the ground. Watch video about rescue
MANCHESTER, NH - Manchester Fire and AMR ambulance responded to an area on Rock Rimmon for a report of a 15-year-old who fell about 30 feet while walking up the rock Sunday.
The patient fell approximately 30 feet down the face of the cliff, landing on a perch in the rock. The patient came to rest about 30 feet above ground level, requiring the rescue company and Truck 6 to set up a rope system to bring the patient to the ground.
The patient was conscious and breathing at the time of contact and was packaged in a Stokes basket and slowly lowered to the ground using ropes to control the descent. AMR personnel transported the patient to the Elliot Hospital, and companies cleared the scene.
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The entire rescue took approximately 20 minutes to bring the patient to safety. Battalion Chief Plantier said steep terrain and leaves covering the ground made the ascent very treacherous.
Watch the video explaining more about the incident the rescue.
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