The helicopter unit then initiated a “long line rescue,” a maneuver that typically involves loading a stranded person into a harness attached to a long rope dangling from the craft ...

However, Huserka's friends and relatives have refused to cancel today's rescue operation. As they said yesterday, they ...

ROCKBRIDGE, Va. (WDBJ) - A hiker was rescued via helicopter from a remote area of Rockbridge County Tuesday, just a day after a similar rescue in Madison County. About 2:45 p.m. April 1 ...

(WSET) — A woman was successfully rescued via helicopter after a hiking incident ... and then flew around 80 nautical miles to the rescue site. Virginia State Police Aircraft Pilot Curt Conlin ...

prompting rescue teams to mobilize, according to a sheriff's office news release. By late afternoon, rescuers were flown to the mountain by an AirLink helicopter. The team spotted the Utah men at ...