[Update: Patient Self-Transported] Copter 909 Responding to a Medical Rescue South of Klamath
Around 9:45 a.m. on September 8, Cal Fire helicopter C909 was requested to aid in a medical rescue south of Klamath.
According to our news partner, KMUD News, a report of a logging accident 6 miles south of Klamath near Highway 101 initiated the medical rescue.
Copter 909 is still en route as of this publication.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
Update 11:13 a.m.: According to scanner traffic, the medical rescue response has been cancelled. The dispatcher relayed that according to the Del Norte Sheriff’s Office, the patient self-transported to a nearby clinic for medical attention.
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Hopefully the logger’s injuries are not too bad because he transported himself to the hospital. Loggers are a tough breed, and damn good at their job, hence not too many bad accidents happen. Stay safe out there guys!
Two in one week
Not that great
Considering everything that happens on an active logging site there could be many more serious injuries, or deaths, but there is not. You also have to take in account the number of different logging sites being used as we speak. Two in one week as you say is not good, but it is not the norm.