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Enumclaw Fire Department rescues man in ATV rollover

Published 12:00 pm Thursday, June 27, 2024

By Ray Miller-Still

Rescue crews had to hike to rescue a man in a recent ATV rollover. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Fire Department
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Rescue crews had to hike to rescue a man in a recent ATV rollover. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Fire Department
Rescue crews had to hike to rescue a man in a recent ATV rollover. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Fire Department
Photo courtesy Enumclaw Fire Department

Editor’s note: The following is an edited social media post from the Enumclaw Fire Department. The Courier-Herald will update this article when more information becomes available.

On June 25, rescue crews were dispatched to a rollover ATV accident with reports of a patient injured and located down a very steep incline. While crews were en route, the call was upgraded to a Zone 3 Rescue response due to the nature of injuries reported and the patient’s difficult-to-reach location.

Initial arriving fire crews, including paramedics from King County Medic One, hiked up above the patient’s location and then made their way down the embankment to reach and begin stabilizing him.

Zone 3 Rescue teams from Puget Sound Fire, Valley Regional Fire Authority, and South King Fire simultaneously, worked together to set up a rope system to package and lower the patient. The rescue was a success.

The patient was life flighted with Airlift Northwest, to Harborview Medical Center, in serious but stable condition.

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