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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Fire Department
602 West Second Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-730-4400 •www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact Kelli Latuska,
Public Information Officer at 218-730-5309
DATE: 6/4/2023
SUBJECT: Duluth Fire Department rescues man who fell from trail edge
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Trail rescue
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Duluth Fire Department rescues man who fell from trail edge

 

[DULUTH, MN] This afternoon, the Duluth Fire Department responded to 7800 Congdon Boulevard for a trail rescue. A male in his seventies reportedly slipped from a trail edge and fell around 20 feet off a cliff along Lake Superior.

Bystanders reported the fall to St. Louis County 911 Dispatch. 6 Engine, 4 Quint, and 1 Engine were able to locate, access, package, and extricate the patient to the parking area, where Mayo Ambulance waited and was able to begin treatment of the patient, who suffered some undisclosed injuries but was conscious and talking. The patient was transferred by Mayo Ambulance to a local hospital.

Thank you to DFD’s A-Shift, Mayo Ambulance, and St. Louis County 911 Dispatch for their quick response in rescuing the patient involved in this incident.

 

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