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Rescue — Mount Garfield, Aug 7, 2022

·Mount Garfield·Garfield Ridge Trail (Appalachian Trail)

Bree Wagner, 41, of York, Western Australia · party of 2

Around 3:15 p.m. Sunday August 7, 2022, Wagner slipped on wet rocks on the Garfield Ridge section of the AT and injured her lower leg, unable to bear weight. Her partner called 911; rescuers carried her out via the 7.9-mile Skookumchuck Trail in hot, humid conditions, reaching an ambulance at 11:30 p.m.

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