Crime & Safety

Injured Person Hospitalized Following Rescue At Rocky Hill Park

Crews were dispatched for an injured person at the park Thursday afternoon.

ROCKY HILL, CT — A person injured was hospitalized following a rescue at Quarry Park in Rocky Hill, fire officials said.

Firefighters were dispatched for an injured person at the park at 4:20 p.m., Thursday. This included a utility terrain vehicle, or UTV, to help access and remove the person.

Crews met with the injured person's family, who described landmarks to help them find the injured person. A Parks & Recreation Department employee who had intimate knowledge of the park also provided assistance.

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Crews on the UTV then found the person on the lower blue trail. They then secured the injured person to a stretcher and took them back by UTV on Esther Road.

The person was then taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

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No first responders were injured.

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