PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS rescue crews hoisted an adult female to safety early Tuesday morning after locating her approximately 100 feet down a steep hillside cliff between Lawn Street and Interstate 376 in South Oakland.
Emergency personnel were dispatched shortly after 5 a.m. to Lawn Street following reports of an individual over the hillside. First responders on scene included Pittsburgh EMS Medic 5, Rescue 1, Rescue 2, District Chief 502, and Division Chief 501, assisted by Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire and Pittsburgh Bureau of Police units.
Rescue paramedics initiated a high-angle technical rope operation, lowering personnel down the 100-foot cliff face to reach the victim. Paramedics secured the female patient in a specialized harness and utilized a multi-rope hauling system to raise her safely back up the hillside to street level.
The patient was transported to an area hospital in stable condition. Officials indicated that it was not immediately clear how she ended up over the cliff. According to public safety officials, Tuesday’s operation marked the third technical rope rescue conducted by the EMS Rescue Division over the past week, highlighting the unit’s ongoing training and technical capabilities.
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