{"id":22644,"date":"2021-07-24T00:04:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T04:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/?p=22644"},"modified":"2021-07-24T00:04:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T04:04:53","slug":"msp-aviation-command-helicopter-performs-aerial-hoist-rescue-of-injured-swimmer-from-gilpins-falls-north-east-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/2021\/07\/24\/msp-aviation-command-helicopter-performs-aerial-hoist-rescue-of-injured-swimmer-from-gilpins-falls-north-east-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP Aviation Command Helicopter Performs Aerial Hoist Rescue Of Injured Swimmer From Gilpin\u2019s Falls, North East Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(CECIL COUNTY MD) \u2013 Maryland State Police helped rescue a swimmer who was injured Friday afternoon in Cecil County.<\/p>\n

At about 1 p.m. Friday, Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 1, based at Martin State Airport, was dispatched to perform an aerial hoist rescue of a victim who sustained injuries after jumping between 20 and 30 feet off a rock into the water on North East Creek at Gilpin\u2019s Falls. Due to the steep terrain, extended extraction time, and the nature of the victim\u2019s injuries, a Maryland State Police Aviation Command helicopter was requested by the SYSCOM Duty Officer through Cecil County Fire Rescue to perform an aerial hoist rescue.<\/p>\n

The Trooper 1 helicopter crew launched and once on scene, configured for an aerial hoist rescue while the pilots maneuvered the AW-139 helicopter into a steady 130-foot hover position above the creek along the tree line. North East Fire and EMS personnel provided patient care during the ground operations and assisted in preparing the patient.<\/p>\n

The Trooper\/Rescue Technician with medical equipment was lowered down to the scene to assess and prepare the patient for an aerial extraction using a Patient Extrication Platform (PEP) bag. The patient accompanied by the Trooper\/Rescue Technician was hoisted up to the helicopter. Once the patient was secured inside the aircraft, Trooper 1 transitioned to its medevac role and provided advanced level medical care while en route to R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command has served Maryland citizens since 1970, and operates a fleet of ten helicopters from seven bases throughout Maryland on a 24\/7\/365 basis. Missions include medevac, law enforcement, search and rescue, homeland security, and disaster assessment. The success of rescues performed by the Aviation Command depends a great deal on the cooperative effort of local fire, rescue, EMS and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

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CONTACT: Lieutenant Nathan Wheelock – Commander, Helicopter Field Operations – 410-238-5804 or\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lance Wood – Deputy, Director of Aviation – 410-238-5802<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(CECIL COUNTY MD) \u2013 Maryland State Police helped rescue a swimmer who was injured Friday afternoon in Cecil County. At about 1 p.m. Friday, Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 1, based at Martin State Airport, was dispatched to perform an aerial hoist rescue of a victim who sustained injuries after jumping between 20 and 30  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,28,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-command","category-press-releases","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22644"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22651,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22644\/revisions\/22651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}