One person seriously injured after falling into creek in Chesterfield County
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- One person is seriously injured after falling down an embankment and into a creek in Chesterfield County Sunday afternoon.
According to Chesterfield County Fire and EMS, on Sunday, Oct. 26, crews responded to a rescue call in the 17400 block of Route 1.
When the first firefighter arrived on scene, they found a person who had fallen between 12 and 15 feet down an embankment into a creek below, according to Chesterfield County Fire and EMS.
"Firefighters used a ladder truck and stokes basket to perform an aerial rescue," stated Chesterfield County Fire and EMS.
(Photo: Chesterfield County Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Chesterfield County Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Chesterfield County Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Chesterfield County Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Chesterfield County Fire and EMS)
After the victim was taken out of the creek to safety, the individual was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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