Firefighters say a woman in her 20s who fell over the edge of the escarpment in Hamilton was the subject of a rope rescue call overnight Wednesday.
The Hamilton Fire Department (HFD) says some 10 units made their way to Mountain and Summit avenues after 3:30 a.m. to address a person who had fallen some 30 feet (10 metres) down a cliff.
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“As our crews were setting up to retrieve the person, the person was able to crawl to the top,” assistant deputy chief Shawn De Jager explained.
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“With HFD assistance she was pulled over the top and the patient was then transferred to the care of paramedics.”
A Hamilton paramedics spokesperson says the woman was sent to hospital in stable condition.
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