GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - A Knysna woman was airlifted from a Plettenberg Bay hiking trail on Sunday 10 April, after falling and sustaining injuries.
Plettenberg Bay National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) deputy station commander Laurent Eray said that their crew was activated just before 14:00, following reports of an injured hiker on the Kranshoek Cairnbrogie hiking trail.
"Our NSRI rescue vehicle responded and on arrival on the scene the 37-year-old woman, from Knysna, accompanied by family, was found injured from a fall but in a stable condition, along a barely accessible part of the hiking trail cliffs on the shoreline," Eray said.
NSRI medics initiated medical treatment and called for assistance from the Western Cape Health Department.
The EMS/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter was activated and a landing zone was established on the farm.
Read more on sister publication, Knysna-Plett Herald
'We bring you the latest Plettenburg Bay, Garden Route news'
