Two people had to be rescued along the Billy Goat Trail in Maryland Tuesday because of the heat.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer said that one woman was pretty far into the trail when she likely began suffering from the effects of the high temperatures.
She wasn’t able to walk out on her own, so she had to be flown out by helicopter. Piringer said she was in a tough situation and based on where they were, the most efficient way to extract her was by helicopter hoist.
Update – Billy Goat Trail A @COcanalNPS Great Falls – Technical Rescue/sick person (likely heat exhaustion) @mcfrs Swift Water Rescue (Boats) deployed, @MCFRS EMIHS on scene near Traverse (Potomac R) USPark Eagle Helicopter will be engaging ‘hoist’ extract & transport to hospital pic.twitter.com/Bu1cnfhhtw
George Block15:32, Jul 12 2021
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The new police Eagle helicopter at their new Onehunga base (first published 2019).
Auckland police launched a successful manhunt on Sunday evening after a man allegedly smashed into a road worker’s vehicle before threatening them with a hammer. The 43-year-old faces various violence and drugs charges after the chaotic incident, which unfolded shortly after 8pm on State Highway 1 near Warkworth, north Auckland. Inspector Mark Fergus, area commander of Waitematā North Police, said the man’s car hit a traffic management contractor’s vehicle. He then allegedly threatened the contractor while brandishing a hammer before fleeing the scene in his vehicle, Fergus said.