National Guard Copter Airlifts Climber After 'Significant' Fall in NC Mountains Near Linville

Regional rescue squad assists in extraction from Shortoff Mountain

LINVILLE GORGE — Emergency crews from Burke and neighboring counties, including Linville Central Rescue Squad worked on Sunday, Aug. 30, to execute a rescue operation on Shortoff Mountain near the

Black Hawk helicopter flies injured man out of Linville Gorge after fall from mountain

A first responder ran an emergency blood supply 1.5 miles into the gorge, where paramedics were with the patient.

Rescuer runs 1.5 miles through N.C. gorge to deliver whole blood to injured climber

A Burke Rescue volunteer carried whole blood across rugged terrain to help stabilize a climber injured in a high-angle fall during a five-hour rescue in Linville Gorge

Hiker rescued in Linville Gorge after 24 agencies' response and 1 heroic run for blood

Twenty-four agencies assisted in a hiker rescue over the weekend in Burke County, and while it was a team effort, one volunteer will be remembered for a heroic

NCHART responded to injured climber in Burke County

NCHART aircraft Kill Devil 244 was deployed to help rescue an injured climber in the Shortoff Mountains of Burke County.

National Guard copter airlifts climber after 'significant' fall in NC mountains near Linville

Around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Burke Rescue teams responded to a high-angle rescue that required an extended medical carry-out.