By: Bill Curtis 4:36 PM Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

LAKE ISABELLA, CA - On Sunday May 4th 2008 at approximately 5:32 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a person who had suffered a leg injury while swinging on a rope swing above the Kern River at China Gardens.

Upon arrival, fire crews gained access to the injured person who was located approximately ¼ mile from the roadway. The victim was assessed and found to have a severely broken leg. Due to the steep and rugged terrain and the lack of access to the victim, fire crews used the services of Kern
County Fire Department Helicopter 408 to perform a hoist rescue. The patient was secured to a backboard and placed in a rescue stretcher before being raised into the helicopter.

Helicopter 408 then flew to Democrat Heliport, where a ground ambulance was waiting to transport the victim to a local area hospital.

There were no reported injuries to rescuers.

• Jim Davidson
  Way to go HC408 - nice to have a hoist equipped helicopter available in Kern County. Keep up the good work!
  
  
  
  

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