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Precarious position? the sheriff s department learns the woman began climbing down this rockface without ropes or climbing gear before realizing it was just too steep. now she can t get back up. the sheriff s department has blurred the woman s face, because she s asked not to be identified. sergeant phil barth is the team s crew chief. she was at a pretty steep angle tucked away in a little ledge. below her was probably a 500-foot drop, straight down on the rocks. so, she was definitely in a situation that i wouldn t want to be in. the woman s been frozen in this spot for nearly two hours. her climbing partner was able to scramble up the rock and eventually get a cell phone signal to call 911. he also threw down a small rope that couldn t have held her weight, but would give her something to hold on to for reassurance. the sun is starting to set and the rescue team has to work quickly. ....
Sergeant barth begins lowering deputy paramedic mark demarto toward the woman. both men are wearing helmet cameras. as soon as i left the bird, i started to spin due to the wash. i needed to stop this spin as fast as i can, and i need to get it stopped in a safe manner, away from our victim. he doesn t want to accidentally bump into the woman and knock her off the rock face. i was able to point out a spot on the cliff where i could safely stop my spinning. basically, it s a simple flintstone maneuver. you stick your foot out against the cliff face. you come to a stop, and it s okay, good, now let s get on to the task at hand and let s complete the rescue. but demarto is still getting pushed away from the rock by the wind kicked up by the helicopter s powerful rotor. he uses hand signals to communicate with barth, who harnesses the power of the helicopter to move the paramedic toward the woman. after swinging past the woman a ....
Both men are wearing helmet cameras. as soon as i left the bird, i started to spin due to the wash. i needed to stop this spin as fast as i can and get it stopped in a safe manner away from our victim. he doesn t want to accidentally bump into the woman and knock her off the rock face. i was able to point out a spot on the cliff where i could safely stop my spinning. basically, it s a flintstone maneuver. you stick your feet out and stop. then get to the task at hand and complete the rescue. but demarto is still getting pushed away from the rock by the wind kicked up by the helicopter s rotor. he uses hand signals to barth. after swinging past the woman a couple times, he is able to grab hold of the rock. i m using the force to keep him pinned. i was able to get enough footing so i could get my body ....
Now she can t get back up. the department has blurred her face because she asked not to be identified. the team s crew chief she was at a pretty steep angle tucked away in a little ledge. below her was probably a 500-foot drop. straight down. on the rocks. so she was definitely in a situation that i wouldn t want to be in. the woman s been frozen in this spot for nearly two hours. her climbing partner was able to scramble up the rock and eventually get a cell phone signal to call 911. he also threw down a small rope that couldn t have held her weight, but would give her something to hold on to for reassurance. the sun is starting to set and the rescue team has to work quickly. sergeant barth begins lowering deputy paramedic mark demarto toward the woman. ....
Close to her. demarto is screaming to the woman not to let go as he gets the rescue strap ready. i don t want her to change anything until i get get that rescue strope on her. she s too terrified to let go of the rock face. she d been hanging on to that rock face for two hours. she didn t want to let go. she had her hand attached to that cave area there. she had a death grip on it. i had to pry her fingers off that granite twice. demarto is able to slip the rescue strope around the woman. he gives barth a quick signal and up they go. the woman clings to demarto. she had a bear hug on me. she wanted off that cliff in a bad way. within seconds, they ve ....