Teen Rescued at Gunpowder State Park: Officials

A teen was flown to shock trauma after suffering a medical emergency at Gunpowder State Park Sunday evening, according to the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company.

First responders blanketed Gunpowder State Park before 6 p.m. Sunday upon receiving multiple calls that a girl was unconscious along the banks of the Big Gunpowder Falls, the fire company reported.

Bystanders told first responders that the 15-year-old girl had been swimming when an undetermined injury or illness occurred, according to the report.

She was taken in serious condition to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, the fire company reported.

It took a significant amount of coordination to connect the victim with medical treatment.

First, callers who dialed 911 did not have an exact location, so emergency personnel had to fan out in hopes of locating her.

The White Marsh utility crew located her by taking Jones Road and trekking one-quarter mile down the trail, according to the report.

First responders provided emergency medical care and put the teen in an ATV, which returned her to the Jones Road parking lot, the report said.

Then she was transferred into the medic unit, which transported her to the medevac landing site. She was flown to the University of Shock Trauma Medical Center, where officials said she was in serious condition.

Photo Credit: White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company.