High-Risk Hoist: Maryland State Police Helicopter Rescues Injured Hiker In PA

The rescue unfolded along the ridge line of the White Rocks-rock climbing and bouldering area in Boiling Springs, as first responders dealt with frigid, snowy conditions following the weekend storm that rocked the region.

Crews were called around 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27.

According to state police, the hiker suffered a leg injury in a fall in a remote area of Cumberland County, forcing the call to Maryland State Police to make the save — with an assist by local rescuers from the Monroe Township Fire Department, and Cumberland Fire and EMS…

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