Horse Rock

Yesterday at 12:56 PM Sweet Home Firefighters responded to a technical rescue on Horse Rock trail near Shotgun Creek recreation area.  Rescue crews made access to a female injured approximately 1 mile up the trail.  The crews used a rescue litter with a wheel to move the patient on flat parts of the trail and set up rope systems to assist in the steep sections.  The patient was carried up the trail to a radio tower where an ambulance was waiting. Pt was transported to Riverbend Hospital in Springfield.   15 rescuers from Sweet Home Fire and 4 from Mohawk Valley Fire responded to the incident.  Linn County Sheriffs Office also responded with members of their Search and Rescue team.