Roanoke Times Online Archives

Click here to conduct another search
Help with searching

HIKER RESCUED AFTER INJURING HEAD ON TRAIL

Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 Section: VIRGINIA Page: C3

By MIKE ALLEN
A woman hiking on the Appalachian Trail in Giles County was hospitalized Sunday after a 6 1/2 -hour rescue, Giles County authorities said.
The woman, 25, from Golden, Colo., injured her head about 11 a.m. in the Pine Swamp area on Peters Mountain. Capt. Steve Davis with the Giles County Rescue Squad said he could not release her name because next of kin had not been notified.
The woman was part of a five-person group, one member of which reached Virginia 635 and called 911 about 12:20 p.m., Davis said. The hiker was not certain where the injured woman was.
Rescue workers drove four-wheel-drive vehicles about 2 1/2 miles into the forest, then searched on foot. The woman was brought out at 5:50 p.m., Davis said. She was taken to Giles Memorial Hospital. She had a concussion but did not lose consciousness.
People should be familiar with landmarks near where they are hiking, Davis said.

All content herein is © 1997 Times-World Corp. and may not be republished without permission.
The Roanoke Times Online is a service of The Roanoke Times.

The Roanoke Times archives are stored on a SAVE (tm) newspaper library system from MediaStream, Inc., a Knight-Ridder Inc. company.

HIKER RESCUED AFTER INJURING HEAD ON TRAIL Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 Section: VIRGINIA Page: C3 By MIKE ALLEN A woman hiking on the Appalachian Trail in Giles County was hospitalized Sunday after a 6 1/2 -hour rescue, Giles County authorities said. The woman, 25, from Golden, Colo., injured her head about 11 a.m. in the Pine Swamp area on Peters Mountain. Capt. Steve Davis with the Giles County Rescue Squad said he could not release her name because next of kin had not been notified. The woman was part of a five-person group, one member of which reached Virginia 635 and called 911 about 12:20 p.m., Davis said. The hiker was not certain where the injured woman was. Rescue workers drove four-wheel-drive vehicles about 2 1/2 miles into the forest, then searched on foot. The woman was brought out at 5:50 p.m., Davis said. She was taken to Giles Memorial Hospital. She had a concussion but did not lose consciousness. People should be familiar with landmarks near where they are hiking, Davis said.


All content herein is © 1997 Times-World Corp. and may not be republished without permission. The Roanoke Times Online is a service of The Roanoke Times.