A hiker in the Yuanzui Shaolai Mountain Trail in Heping District, Taichung City, fell today and suffered a sprained right ankle. The Taichung City Fire Department responded to the report and dispatched personnel to rescue the injured, who was then carried down the mountain to receive medical treatment.
The Taichung City Fire Department received a report at 11:49 a.m. stating that among a group of 20 hikers, a woman around 60 years old had fallen at the 2.5 km mark of the Yuanzui Shaolai Mountain Trail in Heping District. She was suspected to have a fractured right ankle but remained conscious.
The fire department promptly sent personnel up the mountain and reached the injured hiker around 1:48 p.m. After providing first aid such as bandaging and immobilization, firefighters carried the injured person down the mountain to the hiking entrance at 29K on the Daxueshan Forest Road, where an ambulance from the Dongshi branch took them to the hospital. 1051225
(CNA)