Injured hiker rescued in South Buffalo Township
A hiker that was injured near Lock & Dam 6 on the Allegheny River in South Buffalo Township was rescued by firefighters Saturday afternoon.
Two hikers were walking a trail in the Clinton area of South Buffalo near the lock when one hiker took a fall and was injured, according to the South Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page.
Both hikers’ cellphones were overheated and unusable, so one hiker flagged down a boat for help at around 1 p.m., and emergency response was notified, said the South Buffalo fire department.
The injured hiker was located quickly by firefighters, who guided Freeport Fire-EMS medics to the hiker. Medics then initiated treatment.
Firefighters pulled the injured hiker out of the area with a stokes basket.
Injuries were not life threatening, said South Buffalo firefighters.
Ryan Deto is a TribLive reporter covering politics, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County news. A native of California’s Bay Area, he joined the Trib in 2022 after spending more than six years covering Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh City Paper, including serving as managing editor. He can be reached at rdeto@triblive.com.
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