Hiker hoisted to safety after surviving 15m fall

03 April 2024 | From Arrive Alive


Dedicated teams of professionals and volunteers from Wilderness Search And Rescue WSAR Western Cape (WSAR) responded to Table Mountain after a 50-year-old hiker fell from the contour path on Monday afternoon.

The hiker and her family were walking between India Venster and Platteklip Gorge when she stepped awkwardly and tumbled 15m from the trail.

Her family immediately called the emergency number – 021 937 0300.

A small rescue team on board the Western Cape Department of Health & Wellness EMS / Air Mercy Service (AMS) rescue helicopter were flown to scene and hoisted down to a point close to the injured hiker.

She was treated by a paramedic and placed into a rescue stretcher, before being hoisted from the mountain and flown to a nearby landing zone.

She was carried to a waiting ambulance and driven to hospital.

The incident was concluded at 16h25.

Photo by Jason Collins

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