Hiker found unresponsive on Precipice Trail recovers, Bar Harbor ME
Medical EmergencyA male hiker in his 70s was found unresponsive with pink foam at his mouth on Precipice Trail in Acadia National Park. He later became responsive and initially declined help but then agreed to stop. Rescue and medical teams, including park rangers and Maine Forest Service medics, responded and evaluated his condition. The hiker was transported for medical care after the incident.
Audio|Source: Bar Harbor, MDI and Acadia Police, Fire, EMS, Park Rangers
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Transcript:
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All units dispatch medical on precipice trails, right?
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This is a snail in his 70s.
00:10
He is now continuing to climb off the press of his trails, right?
00:18
They were 0.6 of a mile up trail when they found him unresponsive.
00:23
He had pink foam coming out of his mouth.
00:26
He is now responsive in stating he didn't want help and is continuing to climb off the trails, right?
00:34
Reporting Party is staying behind him.
00:37
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.
01:00
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.
01:13
Copy. You will become IC for precipice, and 245 is going to head up to try and make contact.
01:25
202-245. Can you grab the ALS-pack?
01:31
Copy.
01:38
2.02, D-I-FIC.
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Go ahead.
01:46
Yeah,
01:48
I've got another five MDI SAR members heading your direction.
01:54
They're staging at the base of the precipice at this point.
01:57
Nobody will be going up trail until you're there to direct.
02:02
I copy five en route to the base.
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They'll stage at the trail hood.
02:12
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.
02:28
Rescue two, have you transporting one to Mdia Hospital.
02:39
Okay.
02:45
Two. Two.
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Rosset, two.
02:54
Go ahead.
02:56
You may want to hold people at the North Ridge if this person's continuing up.
03:01
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.
03:11
Copy.
03:16
Powell, Russ, additionally, Maine Forest Service has a medic here.
03:19
They're willing to insert at the summit if you want...
03:27
Do I copy that as an insert and intercept when they get to the top?
03:35
Affirm, they could drop him off on a long line at the summit if you requested that.
03:43
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.
03:53
We can send them with a park radio.
03:57
Copy. If they could be sent with a park radio, go ahead and have that happen,
04:05
insert at the top and try to intercept at the top of the precipice.
04:11
All units Medical on Precipits stand by for information.
04:18
All units responding to medical on precipice, the male subject has agreed to stop moving.
04:27
I have his coordinates and stand by for those.
04:37
44.2060 by negative 68.1127, great.
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Again repeating 44 decimal 2060 by negative 68.
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1127. He's agreed to stop at this time.
05:00
The reporting party stated that he was definitely slower than when he started after his unresponsiveness.
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Location mentioned:
Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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