Crime & Safety

Person's Fall From Wooded Area Prompts Emergency Response

Fire crews and medics responded to woods bordering westbound Ben White Boulevard where someone took a fall.

AUSTIN, TX — Emergency personnel were dispatched to rescue a person who fell from a wooded area on Friday, officials said.

Fire crews and medics responded to woods bordering westbound Ben White Boulevard, according to a tweet just before 10:35 a.m. The patient sustained non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.

It's unclear what may have caused the person to fall. No further details were given.

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