Hiker with injured ankle rescued from Rainbow Lake Falls after distress calls; transported to hospital.

On Saturday, a woman with an injured ankle was rescued from Rainbow Lake Falls on Signal Mountain. A fellow hiker alerted emergency services after hearing her distress calls. The Signal Mountain Fire Department, along with Walden's Ridge Emergency Service and Hamilton County EMS, faced challenging terrain but successfully used a Stokes basket and an ATV to extract her by 7:02 p.m. She was then taken to the hospital, though her condition remains unknown.

November 17, 2024
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