Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews responded to the Billy Goat Trail’s Section A near trail marker 2 on Sunday afternoon, November 8, following reports of an injured person.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the incident was reported around 12:30pm along the Billy Goat Trail in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. One adult was found with an apparent lower extremity injury.
Multiple MCFRS units responded, including swift water rescue boats, utility vehicles, and a utility terrain vehicle (UTV), with crews approaching the patient by both water and land.
In an update, Piringer said MCFRS emergency medical personnel and rescuers had evaluated the patient and prepared the individual for extraction using a land-based emergency access trail.
Emergency medical personnel initially staged along the C&O Canal towpath and in the area near Old Angler’s Inn. Piringer noted that parking lots in the area were full, making emergency access difficult. The extent of the patient’s injury and their condition following the rescue have not yet been released.
