Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Units rescued an adult woman who fell from the rocks in Scott's Run Park in McLean at approximately 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20.
“Well, it was time consuming for sure, because of the location and difficulty getting to the person,” said Shawn Crisp, technician with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.
“Given that she had to be medevaced,” she said, “it’s fair to say she had potentially life-threatening injuries.”
She fell in a remote section of the park, according to rescue workers.
“Crews hiked into the area and began treatment for her injuries. Firefighters then secured the patient in a rescue basket and utilized the U.S. Park Police helicopter to hoist the woman from the cliff side and transported her to the hospital for further treatment,” according to Fire and Rescue news releases.
“The units that work through that area go through extensive training learning the area that they get out and patrol,” said Fire and Rescue Department Technician Shawn Crisp. “They get familiar with the surroundings and practice these things all the time.”
The Fire and Rescue Department partners with the U.S. Park Police and other departments, too, she said.
One additional individual was transported to the hospital for minor injuries on Sunday, Sept. 20 during the rescue.
“Certain sections, the recommendation is to stay off the rocks and stay out of the areas that pose a situation like this,” said Crisp.
“That particular section, I’m not sure, I don’t know if that section was marked,” she said, “but going out on the rocks can be dangerous.”