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Injured Hiker Recovered at Little Cedar Mountain

On Wednesday evening, around 7:30, Haletown Fire and Rescue was toned to the Little Cedar Mountain hiking trail for an injured hiker. After pinging the patient’s location, Haletown Fire and Rescue, Marion County Sheriff’s Department, and Puckett EMS walked a mile and a half to the incident. After making arrangements with Marion County Rescue, the fastest extrication was 100 yards to the river. After stabilizing the patient, they carried it to an improvised boat landing. Once there, the EMTs loaded the patient onto the boat and transported the person to a waiting ambulance.

Lucky Knott

Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.