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Rescue teams take the injured woman to safety.
PHOTO: Supplied by Netcare 911
A 52-year-old woman who fell four meters onto rocks at the Kloof Gorge waterfall in Durban on Sunday was airlifted to hospital in serious condition after a grueling four-hour rescue operation.
According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst, paramedics responded to the incident at 10:24.
“Reports from the scene indicate that a 52-year-old woman had lost her balance and had fallen approximately four meters onto the rocks,” Herbst said.
A multidisciplinary team undertook a long walk to where the woman was.
“Once on stage, [she] he was found to have sustained serious injuries and was treated at the scene by a Netcare 911 emergency care physician. “
Rescue workers at the end of their four-hour rescue effort.
PHOTO SUPPLIED: Supplied by Netcare 911
The unnamed woman on the specialized gurney.
PHOTO SUPPLIED: Supplied by Netcare 911
The seriously injured woman being loaded into an ambulance helicopter.
PHOTO SUPPLIED: Supplied by Netcare 911
The woman is airlifted to hospital after a four-hour rescue effort.
PHOTO SUPPLIED: Supplied by Netcare 911
“Once stabilized, [she] He was transported by the rescue team using a specialized stretcher and rope rescue system to ascend the steep uphill.
“The mission to get the patient to a meeting point took just under four hours,” Herbst said.
It was then loaded onto a Netcare 911 helicopter and transferred to a specialized facility.
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