A 61-year-old man fell 100 feet below on Signal Mountain while landscaping a customer's yard on Sunday afternoon.
At 11:20 a.m., a 911 call was made reporting a male was cutting brush on the side of the cliff when he fell down the side of the mountain.
The Signal Mountain Fire Department responded to 202 North Palisades Dr. (Signal Mountain) and requested a mutual aid response for additional manpower and rope rescue teams. Walden' s Ridge Emergency Services, Lone Oak Volunteer Fire Department, Red Bank Fire Department and Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue responded to the scene.
According to fire officials, rope rescue units repelled down to the man and reported he was conscious, alert and speaking to rescue personnel.
Rescue efforts took 3 1/2 hours. He was evaluated by Hamilton County EMS and transported to Erlanger Hospital for further treatment.