Tag: Rescue

Marion County Sheriff’s Department Helps to Retrieve Sinking Boat

On Monday, June 17 the Marion County Sheriff’s Department Dive Team and Boat Team responded to the Tennessee River near Hales Bar Marina to help with a half sunken boat. The Dive Team and Boat Team successfully utilized their training by working together and using the inflatable air bags to lift the boat and remove …

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Man Falls Off Bluff at Fall Creek Falls State Park

Late Saturday morning, the Piney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Fall Creek Falls State Park for someone who fell over a bluff at Rocky Point Overlook off the Woodland Trail. Park rangers were able to locate the man. The patient was awake but injured. Dunlap Fire Department was requested as mutual aid. Fall Creek …

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Lost Person at Fall Creek Falls Dies after 17 Hour Rescue

At approximately 3:00 pm Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Piney Volunteer Fire Department, Fall Creek Falls Fire Department, Fall Creek Falls State Park, and Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a lost person off Park Road near the north entrance of Fall Creek Falls State Park. Personnel arrived and found tracks in the snow …

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Hiker Rescued after fall at “Pocket” State Park

Sunday night, just after 8 pm Central Time, the Dunlap Fire Department was requested along with Signal Mountain Fire Department to assist with a rope rescue in Rhea County. The request was made through the Tri-State Mutual Aid Association for our Technical Rescue Team. A female hiker had gotten lost and injured in the “Pocket” …

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