Person seriously injured after 15-foot fall down embankment into Chesterfield creek

One person left with serious injuries after falling into a creek in Chesterfield County

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- One person is facing serious injuries after falling down an embankment into a creek Sunday afternoon. According to Chesterfield County Fire and EMS, on Sunday, Oct. 26, crews responded to a rescue call in the 17400 block of Route 1. When the first firefighter arrived on scene, they found a person who had fallen between 12 and 15 feet down an embankment into a creek below, according to Chesterfield County Fire a…

Person seriously injured after 15-foot fall down embankment into Chesterfield creek

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. A person was seriously injured after falling 15 feet down an embankment and ending up in a creek in Chesterfield County on Sunday afternoon.Crews were dispatched to a rescue along the 17400 block of Route 1 just before 3 p.m., according to officials with Chesterfield Fire and EMS.Firefighters performed an "aerial rescue" using a ladder truck and Stokes basket to reach a person who had fallen roughly 15 feet down an emban…