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2 Hikers Injured In Fall From Cliff In Hixson Saturday Afternoon

  • Saturday, May 22, 2021

The Chattanooga Fire Department conducted a rope rescue on Saturday afternoon in Hixson after two hikers fell off a cliff and were injured.

Firefighters responded to Greenway Farms (4000 block of Gann Store Road) at 1:30 p.m. to begin the operation.

One of the hikers broke his leg and the other injured his back in the fall.

Crews were about a half mile in the woods roping the patients out.

Engine 11, Squad 19, Ladder 19, Squad 7, Ladder 7, USAR 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 3 (Green Shift), CFD Special Operations, Chattanooga Hamilton County Rescue’s Rehab Truck Response and Hamilton County EMS were on the scene. 

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