In this latest edition of Hiking New Jersey, we are off to Monmouth County and Hartshorne Woods County Park in Middletown, New Jersey. Hartshorne Woods is part of the Monmouth County Parks System.
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The rescue took place on Saturday afternoon around 12:04 pm when firefighters were dispatched to provide technical rescue skills and help with bringing an injured hiker to safety.
Firefighters were able to use their equipment to provide transportation to the trail s entrance where they had to then get out and hike about a half mile where they joined Rumson First Aid who was on scene treating the patient for their injuries. After assessing the situation, it was decided the best course of action was to perform a technical rope rescue, Fowler said in a statement.
A crew from the Community Fire Company was able to place the injured hiker into a stokes basket and used ropes and pulleys to wheel the the injured hiker to the embankment 100-feet below where they were standing at the time.