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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 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 foot out against the rock face and you 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 powerful rotor. he uses hand signals to barth. ....
On eagle rock in topanga state park. how did she end up in such a precarious position? the sheriff s department learned the woman started climbing down this rock face without ropes or climbing gear before realizing it was too steep. now she can t get back up. the department has blurred her face because she 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. ....
He moves the paramedic toward the woman. after swinging past the woman a couple times, he is able to grab hold of the rock. i m using the force of the helicopter to keep him pinned against the rock. i was able to get enough footing so i could get my body close to her. demarto is screaming to the woman not to let go as he gets the rescue strap technically called a stroke, ready. i don t want her to change anything until i get get that rescue strope on her. he discovers 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 red rescue strop around the woman. once the woman is firmly attached to him, he gives barth ....
A quick hand signal and up they go. she had a bear hug on me. she wanted off that cliff in a bad way. within seconds, they ve reached the helicopter. the crew pulls the woman in followed by demarto. she was thanking me before i was even able to get the rescue strope off. only later does the sheriff s department find out she was anemic and close to losing consciousness. and falling off the cliff face. she said she was trying to think of a way to stay conscious. she started screaming and singing songs, just trying to not lose consciousness. as she started these songs about being rescued she sees the helicopter come into view, almost like it s a dream. lucky for her, that was no dream. just another very real rescue team coming for her in the nick of time. i m contessa brewer. that s all for this edition of ....
How did she end up in such an unbelievably precarious position? the sheriff s department found she started climbing down without ropes or climbing gear before realizing it was just too steep. now she can t get back up. the department has blurred her face because she asked not to be identified. she was at a pretty steep angle tucked away in a little ledge. and 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 ....