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Location:
Oregon -
Date:
08/28/2023 -
Incident Type:
Hit by Rock -
Description:
A firefighter was struck by a rolling rock and suffered a suspected broken ankle while assigned to the Anvil Fire, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. A U.S. Coast Guard hoist-capable helicopter was requested and used due to the location of the injury: a very remote, deep canyon bottom and in heavy smoke. The firefighter was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with a broken fibula.
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
Hit by Rock, Medevac
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