Hurt hiker rescued near Coquitlam
Posted July 2, 2018 10:38 pm.
Last Updated July 2, 2018 10:46 pm.
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COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) – A hiker who hurt his ankle while in the Widgeon Falls area, near Coquitlam, has been rescued.
Coquitlam Search and Rescue was dispatched to the man at around 1:30 pm after being notified by BC Ambulance.
“This one was fairly easy,” says Jim Mansell with Coquitlam SAR “We knew where he was and it was just getting the team to him and it was near a location where he was easily extracted from.”
Mansell says the man, who’s in his 40’s or 50’s, ‘did the right thing’ by hiking with a group and staying put after calling for help.
Once the group was located, the man was taken out with a helicopter and then transported to hospital by ambulance.
It’s not clear how the man injured himself but Mansell believes he either sprained or broke an ankle.
