Crime & Safety
Woman Sustains Serious Injuries At North Austin Walking Trail
In the second such incident in as many days, woman in her 40s sustains serious, potentially life-threatening injuries at area park.
AUSTIN, TX — For the second time in as many days, a woman was rescued from a nature trail on Sunday after sustaining injuries in a fall.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics wrote in Twitter a woman in her 40s was transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious — and potentially life-threatening — injuries. The incident occurred at Walnut Creek Park just before 1 p.m., according to medics.
Emergency officials noted crews utilized the so-called "big wheel" in extricating the patient from the wilderness — a device used to move patients across rough terrain or trails. It's unclear how the woman came to injure herself on the trail or whether if the incident was related to a medical issue.
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FINAL Wilderness Rescue at Walnut Creek Park: #ATCEMSMedics are transporting ~40s female (corrected) to Dell Seton Medical Center, with serious, potentially life threatening injuries. No other information available, EMS is clear the scene.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) September 22, 2019
Related story: Woman Hurt In North Austin Walking Trail
UPDATE2 Wilderness Rescue at Walnut Creek Park: #ATCEMSMedics declaring Trauma Alert on patient, currently being extricated from trail using Big Wheel. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) September 22, 2019
The incident marked the second time in two days that a person had to be rescued from an Austin hiking trail following an injury. A woman in her 50s sustained minor injuries after taking a fall Bull Creek District Park in North Austin on Saturday morning, medics reported at the time.
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