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'Time Was of the Essence': Raleigh First Responders Detail Mile-High Rescue at Grandfather Mountain

Two separate weekend rescues required a helicopter hoist Saturday and a Stokes basket carryout Sunday, officials said.

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A team with NCHART - including two Raleigh Firefighters - pulled a 21-year-old to safety Saturday after he fell 50 feet while hiking on Grandfather Mountain

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'Time was of the essence': Raleigh first responders detail mile-high rescue at Grandfather Mountain

A team with NCHART - including two Raleigh Firefighters - pulled a 21-year-old to safety Saturday after he fell 50 feet while hiking on Grandfather Mountain

·Raleigh, United States
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The Avery Journal-TimesThe Avery Journal-Times
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Injured hikers carried off Grandfather Mountain in pair of weekend incidents

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN — An injured hiker was carried out from Grandfather Mountain for the second consecutive day on Sunday, Aug. 16.

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Watauga DemocratWatauga Democrat
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Injured hiker carried off of Grandfather Mountain for second straight day

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN — An injured hiker was carried out from Grandfather Mountain for the second straight day on Sunday.

·Calhoun, United States
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raleighnc.govraleighnc.gov

Raleigh Fire Heroes Rescue Stranded Hiker

Raleigh Fire Heroes Rescue Stranded Hiker David.Blount@r… Mon, 08/17/2026 - 14:13 Sub-title Rescuers are members of NCHART Primary Image Photo courtesy Linville-Central Rescue Squad What started as a typical Saturday at a Raleigh Fire Station quickly moved to a high-wire rescue of an injured hiker on the side of Grandfather Mountain.  Raleigh Fire Captain Daniel Richardson and Senior Firefighter Jason Ceisner got the call and were quickly on…

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Watauga Democrat broke the news in Calhoun, United States on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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