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Firefighters Rescue Injured Hiker In Redding

Emergency crews from three local companies rescued an injured hiker near Sagatuck Falls in Redding on Sunday.

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Emergency crews from the West Redding Volunteer Fire Department were assisted by Redding Fire & EMS Company #1 and Bethel Fire & EMS. (West Redding Volunteer Fire Department)
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Emergency crews from the West Redding Volunteer Fire Department were assisted by Redding Fire & EMS Company #1 and Bethel Fire & EMS. (West Redding Volunteer Fire Department)
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Emergency crews from the West Redding Volunteer Fire Department were assisted by Redding Fire & EMS Company #1 and Bethel Fire & EMS. (West Redding Volunteer Fire Department)
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Emergency crews from the West Redding Volunteer Fire Department were assisted by Redding Fire & EMS Company #1 and Bethel Fire & EMS. (West Redding Volunteer Fire Department)

REDDING, CT — Firefighters rescued an injured hiker near Sagatuck Falls on Sunday.

Emergency crews from the West Redding Volunteer Fire Department were assisted by Redding Fire & EMS Company #1 and Bethel Fire & EMS. The firefighters "set up a technical rescue system to retrieve the patient from the other side of the river," according to the report.

"All parties were safely removed from the woods to a safe location," fire officials posted on social media.

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