Crime & Safety
Camper Rescued From Patapsco Valley State Park
A medevac was required to get a camper out of Patapsco State Park.
BALTIMROE COUNTY, MD - A teen who became sick during an outdoor youth program at Patapsco Valley State Park was rescued by a medevac, Maryland State Police reported.
The medevac was called after first responders on the ground faced challenges getting the 16-year-old girl out of the woods.
Authorities lowered a rescue basket 140 feet and were able to extract her.
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Once Baltimore County fire and rescue personnel put her into the basket, police said the teen was hoisted up and transported to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Her condition was reportedly unknown.
File photo by Elizabeth Janney.
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