Man Rescued After Falling Off Barton Creek Greenbelt: Austin-Travis County EMS

AUSTIN, TX — For the second time in a week, someone on Sunday fell while walking along the Barton Creek Greenbelt and has sustained injuries as a result.

A man in his 40s fell at around 5 p.m. in the area around Twin Falls, according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials. The man was pulled out of an embankment and transported to St. David's South Austin Medical Center for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening.

Unspoiled by commercial development, the Barton Creek Greenbelt is a popular spot for hikers and bikers, with miles and miles of trails surrounded by natural flora and fauna. The trails are wide enough to accommodate pedestrian and bike traffic traveling in both directions, but veer off too far from either edge of the trail and there are slopes from which visitors can take a tumble.

Such was the case last Sunday, when another victim fell. On June 11, a woman in her 30s had to be airlifted when she fell some 30 feet while walking along the Barton Creek greenbelt at around 6 p.m. at the 3700 block of South Capital of Texas Highway near Twin Falls. The woman was rushed with critical, life-threatening injuries to St. David's South Austin Medical Center.

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