VSP: Injured hiker rescued by helicopter after jumping from cliff into river

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A hiker was rescued by Med Flight after she jumped into the Saint Mary’s River from a cliff and was injured.

At 4:23 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, a Virginia State Police Med Flight crew responded to a call for a 20-year-old woman who had serious back injuries after jumping into the Saint Mary’s River from a cliff along the Saint Mary’s Trail.

For the rescue mission, the Med-Flight 1 crew consisted of a Virginia State Police trooper-pilot and four Chesterfield County Fire and EMS flight paramedics.

Once they arrived, the crew on the ground directed the helicopter into position over the scene and Med-Flight lowered a rescuer from the helicopter to the ground.

Augusta County Fire-Rescue crews at the scene helped to secured the injured hiker to be hoisted to the helicopter about 175 feet above.

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The injured hiker was taken into the helicopter, after which the crew then took her to UVA Medical Center to be treated further.

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