Authorities rescue a woman hiker fell at Grandfather Mountain
@Deepizzaguy (119489)
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.
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@RasmaSandra (95682)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12h
Fianlly ti thingk it is time for someone to start manufacfturing big posters that say DO NOT HIKE ALONE
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@sallypup (68451)
• Centralia, Washington
11h
@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 (119489)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6h
@sallypup I know what you mean since climbing a ladder is dangerous.
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@Deepizzaguy (119489)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11h
The woman who needed to be rescued was on a ladder when she fell down.
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@Ineeddentures (23845)
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7h
That must have cost a fortune
So I hope she was worth it lol
No only kidding.
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@Deepizzaguy (119489)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6h
Those mountains are dangerous.
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@innertalks (23610)
• Australia
5h
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.
