36-year-old local hiker assisted who slipped and injured herself while descending from Lion's Head towards the Signal Hill Kramat.
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Strong teamwork and the right tools made all the difference on Saturday afternoon, as Wilderness Search And Rescue WSAR Western Cape crews, together with SANParks - Table Mountain National Park Rangers and SEAM Team members, assisted a 36-year-old local hiker who slipped and injured herself while descending from Lion's Head towards the Signal Hill Kramat.
The injured hiker was treated by a Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS paramedic before being secured into a stretcher fitted with the Cascade Rescue Company Terra Tamer stretcher wheel - allowing rescuers to move more efficiently and reduce time while carrying the patient down the steep terrain.
She was handed over to an ambulance and transported to hospital.
The incident concluded shortly before 15h00.
We thank all teams involved for their coordinated effort and wish the injured hiker a speedy recovery.
It costs nothing to call, but waiting could cost everything - 021 937 0300.
Chris Jacobs
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