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Woman fook fall, possible broken leg
RMRU
was called to respond to the report of a young
woman with a probable fractured lower extremity.
She was in the rugged drainage of Strawberry
Creek known to Idyllwild locals as The Grotto.
Apparently, while hiking with companions, a large
rock was dislodged, which then rolled over her
leg. About 15 team members responded for this
difficult carry out. The women was found on the
far side of Strawberry Creek on a steep scree
slope. Idyllwild Fire had already done a medical
assessment and splinted the leg. Water levels
were extremely high and it was very noisy. The
noise, the wet rock, and the torturous terrain
demanded constant belays. In spite of the
manpower, and a relatively short distance to
negotiate, it took three hours to get the women
safely to a waiting ambulance. As it turned out,
she did not have a broken limb.
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