Authorities rescue a woman hiker fell at Grandfather Mountain
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 24, 2026 2:42pm CST
Multiple emergency rescue teams which included first responders, the North Carolina National Guard and North Carolina Helo Aquatic Rescue Team used ropes to rescue her after she fell down from a ladder near McRae Peak from a height of 5,800 feet from the peak of the mountain.
The rescue took about 90 minutes to rescue her from the dangerous terrain with the use of a helicopter to take her to a designated landing zone before being taken to a local hospital via a medical helicopter where she is expected to make a full recovery from a leg injury.
The rescue took place on Sunday afternoon. Teamwork at its best once again.
Link is msn.com/en-us/news/us/...
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar
I am in agreement with you.
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@Ineeddentures (35523)
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25 Mar
That must have cost a fortune
So I hope she was worth it lol
No only kidding.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Mar
I am in agreement with you.
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@RasmaSandra (98157)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Mar
Fianlly ti thingk it is time for someone to start manufacfturing big posters that say DO NOT HIKE ALONE
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@sallypup (69255)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Mar
@Deepizzaguy Yikes. I admired the house painters when they painted my house last year. I can't imagine working from a 28 foot long ladder.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Mar
@sallypup I know what you mean since climbing a ladder is dangerous.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar
The woman who needed to be rescued was on a ladder when she fell down.
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@toniganzon (77320)
• Philippines
25 Mar
It's good to know she survived the fall.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Mar
Those mountains are dangerous.
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@innertalks (23746)
• Australia
25 Mar
Maybe she was not experienced enough to handle such a climb.
It costs a lot of money to rescue these people, who are usually a bit reckless in what they endeavour to do, but it was good that she was rescued, and will recover fully.
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Mar
I am sure that the woman who was rescued has learned a lesson.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Mar
It was a very hard rescue mission for the authorities.
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@LindaOHio (222896)
• United States
27 Mar
That was very dangerous. I'm glad she was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Mar
The rescuers admitted that the rescue mission was extremely hard to accomplish.
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