Teamwork between the firefighters and rescue team save a hiker stuck in quicksand
@Deepizzaguy (122162)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
December 21, 2024 4:01pm CST
The Summerville Fire Department and the Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department and the Fayette County Vertical Rescue Team worked together on Tuesday evening to rescue a male hiker who fell into Summersville Lake in West Virginia.
The hiker who did not give out his name was trapped waist deep into the lake and the hiker could not get out due to the quicksand conditions on his own.
The members of the three rescue teams managed to use the Hughes Bridge to hoist the male hiker out of the danger zone and take him to a local hospital where the hiker was found not to have any serious injuries.
Link is upi.com/6491734027983 via @upi
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
21 Dec 24
I am terrified of quicksand. I´m glad he was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Dec 24
So am I scared of quicksand traps myself.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Dec 24
@marguicha I know what you mean since sinking in quicksand is very scary.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 24
I am in agreement with you that the hiker was scared when he in the lake that appeared to be quicksand.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Dec 24
Quicksand is scary stuff. Waist deep would be bad enough. Thrashing around isn't good and just makes you go down further. I bet he had his life passing in front of his eyes. Scary.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 24
I am in agreement with that the hiker was scared that his life would be coming to an end that evening.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Dec 24
@Deepizzaguy ......What a scary feeling to have.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 24
I am in agreement with you.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
22 Dec 24
How scary. I'm glad the hiker was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 24
I am in agreement with you.
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@2ndchances24 (12206)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
22 Dec 24
Quicksand, I didn't know there were places that had
quicksand still around, Thank God he has been rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 24
There are some bodies of water that have elements of quicksand.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 24
@2ndchances24 I am in agreement with you since it would scare me as well.
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@2ndchances24 (12206)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
22 Dec 24
@Deepizzaguy Thank God I haven't fell or walked off into any.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Dec 24
Same with me since I have quicksand stories on television and movies myself.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 24
I am in agreement with you.
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@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec 24
Glad he got rescued, He must have been scared. I have luckily never seen quicksand,
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Dec 24
The man who was in the quicksand was scared before he was rescued.
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@innertalks (23740)
• Australia
21 Dec 24
It was good that he was rescued quickly before the quicksand swallowed him up even more, which would have been a terrifying event for the poor man..
@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Dec 24
That is true since seconds count when someone needs to be rescued in a quicksand.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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22 Dec 24
Such a helpless feeling for the hiker being trapped and unable to get out. Rescue services like fire departments do more than just put out fires. They are an invaluable resource!
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Dec 24
I am in agreement with you.
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