Missionary Ridge Rope Rescue

Chattanooga firefighters rescued an elderly man who fell approximately 50 feet Wednesday. At 8:19 PM, Green Shift companies responded to 310 N Crest Road on Missionary Ridge. They learned that an 88-year-old man had suffered a significant fall and was at the bottom of a steep embankment.

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Firefighters set up a rope system and raised him up in a Stokes basket. He was transported to the hospital by Hamilton County EMS with minor injuries. Fire officials say the patient was trying to retrieve a ball from a neighbor’s yard that had gone over the edge when he fell. Squad 13, Squad 1, Engine 4, Engine 15, and Battalion 2 responded, along with Medic 11 and CPD officers.