– Rescue team carries a 54-year-old woman off Table Mountain
– A high-tech “terrain-taming wheel” once again deployed by WSAR
– Emergency contact number: 021 937 0300 and the #IAmWildernessSafe campaign can help promote safety awareness
A high-tech stretcher which uses a rugged mountain-bike-type wheel has carried a woman hiker to safety off Table Mountain.
Dedicated teams of professionals and volunteers from Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) ferried a 54-year-old Cape Town woman after she fell from a hiking trail on Thursday afternoon.
The woman had been walking on the Pipe-Track above Camps Bay when she mis-stepped and fell from a narrow section trail, injuring herself.
Her friends and family were able to help her back up to the trail, but she was unable to continue. A call was made to the emergency contact number and WSAR team members were immediately dispatched.
She was assessed and treated on scene before being packaged into a stretcher. The team made…
