Lake City, PA – At around 2:15 PM, rescue and medical personnel from the Lake City Fire Company and West County Paramedics were dispatched to a reported fall victim at the western portion of Lake Erie Community Park.

Upon arrival, Units 578 and 579 reached the designated area in the western section of the park. Simultaneously, Chief 560 and West County 111 EMT initiated their descent down the trail from the eastern side of the park. As crews arrived on the scene, it was unclear exactly which end of the park the patient was closest to, prompting a coordinated effort from both directions

Recognizing the potential need for additional support, Chief 560 requested a standby ropes team from Fairview. Two members from Units 578 and 579 navigated their way down the western trail and converged on the victim's location nearly simultaneously. Lake City’s drone was also utilized to perform a shoreline search and help to locate the victim. Personnel confirmed that the victim was injured and would need to be extricated from the beach. After assessing the situation, it was determined that the best method of extrication was by boat. Consequently, additional personnel from Units 578 and 579 repositioned to Elk Creek Access to launch Unit 578 – the SeaLegs amphibious boat.

Unit 578 proceeded to the beach, where the beachside rescue team was stationed, and executed a beach landing. The patient, and medic, was carefully loaded onto the SeaLegs and transported back to Elk Creek Access, where the patient and medic was transferred to West County 111 and transported to nearby hospital.