Loggers Rescued After Accident Down Steep Embankment
May 1, 2019 4:57PM PDT
UMPQUA, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say two loggers were rescued after an incident in which one was pinned underneath a log southwest of Eugene.
Douglas County Fire District No. 2 says crews were sent to the logging accident in the Umpqua area Wednesday morning.
The fire district says technical rescue crews found two people about 800 feet (244 meters) down a steep embankment.
The fire district says both loggers were removed from the mountain in a litter basket with rope systems.
Authorities say one of them was flown to a hospital in Springfield with multiple trauma injuries while the other had minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to a Roseburg hospital.
No further information was provided.
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