Elderly hiker found unresponsive on Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor ME
Medical EmergencyAn elderly male hiker was found unresponsive about 0.6 miles up Precipice Trail with pink foam from his mouth. He regained consciousness and declined medical help, continuing to climb. Rescue teams and a Forest Service medic responded and coordinated efforts including possible helicopter insertion to assist him.
Audio|Source: Bar Harbor, MDI and Acadia Police, Fire, EMS, Park Rangers
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Transcript:
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All units this match ticket on 911 call.
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Precipice trail, six-tenths of a mile up,
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a nail project who does it look well.
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Another hiker found him unresponsive with pink foam coming out of this mouth.
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He is currently responsive now.
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Stand by for additional.
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Dispatch, 202, I copy.
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Copy and if you're working a lot of time.
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The Beehive IC,
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202.
00:43
Yeah, well,
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I see. I copy.
00:48
We've got 245 from here and have him headed that way for EMS and we can redo the whole ICS from there as we go.
01:00
Tempork, maintain Beehive IC until that is fully completed and we'll re-evaluate.
01:07
I copy 245 en route for EMS and I'll be en route as well.
01:13
Yeah, 10-4[2].
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And we're holding the MDI SAR group in the area.
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They're going to be working their way towards the staging area of the base of the precipice at this point.
01:27
Copy. How many people assigned to that incident right now do you have a count?
01:37
Stand by.
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202. Cross it.
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202 HQ.
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Copy. I'm going to stand by with the Forest Service that's a LZ[1] in case you need them for the precipice.
01:59
Kenforth? As long as they're good to remain,
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that sounds like a plan until we understand what's going on.
02:06
Copy, they're shutting down and going to stand by.
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I'm sending Daigle and Stavnik from the LZ[1] to the base of rest of this as well.
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I'll be the only park resource here.
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Copy.
02:22
Ruffet remaining LZ[1] with Maine Forest.
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All units dispatch medical on precipice trails, right?
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This is a snail in his 70s.
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He is now continuing to climb off the press of his trails, right?
02:47
They were 0.6 of a mile up trail when they found him unresponsive.
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He had pink foam coming out of his mouth.
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He is now responsive in stating he didn't want help and is continuing to climb off the trails, right?
03:03
Reporting Party is staying behind him.
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Nail subject is wearing a red,
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short-sleeved shirt,
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gray shorts, gray vets, in his 70s, has a white sun hat on with a wide brim,
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military green in color, and white sunglasses, and that orange watch on.
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Two, two, copy.
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And you can show me IC for precipice,
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and we'll have 245 go up and evaluate, see if you can make contact.
03:43
Copy. You will become IC for precipice, and 245 is going to head up to try and make contact.
03:54
202-245. Can you grab the ALS-pack?
04:01
Copy.
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2.02, D-I-FIC.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah,
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I've got another five MDI SAR members heading your direction.
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They're staging at the base of the precipice at this point.
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Nobody will be going up trail until you're there to direct.
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I copy five en route to the base.
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They'll stage at the trailhead.
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Yes, that's Russet.
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Okay,
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rescue two.
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We're transporting one to M.D.O.
04:57
Rescue two, have you transporting one to Mdia Hospital.
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Okay.
05:14
Two. Two.
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Rosset, two.
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Go ahead.
05:25
You may want to hold people at the North Ridge if this person's continuing up.
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If we end up having to respond, it could be better to go up and then down from the top if he's already .6.
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Copy.
05:45
Powell, Russ, additionally, Maine Forest Service has a medic here.
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They're willing to insert at the summit if you want...
05:57
Do I copy that as an insert and intercept when they get to the top?
06:04
Affirm, they could drop him off on a long line at the summit if you requested that.
06:12
Copy and what other coms with us to let us know that they've made contact with the individual and any sort of updates on that.
06:22
We can send them with a park radio.
06:26
Copy. If they could be sent with a park radio, go ahead and have that happen,
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insert at the top and try to intercept at the top of the precipice.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
LZ: Landing Zone for helicopter
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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