WEST AMWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — A hiker with a broken leg was rescued Saturday afternoon from a wooded trail at Washington Overlook Park following a lengthy operation involving the West Amwell Fire Company and several mutual aid agencies.
Emergency crews were dispatched at 1:16 p.m. for a report of a person injured in a fall along a park trail. Rescue operations were initiated upon arrival.
Firefighters and basic life support personnel hiked approximately 1.5 miles into the trail system before locating the injured hiker. Responders determined the patient had suffered a broken leg…