Woman Injured In ATV Accident In The Pocket Wilderness

  • Wednesday, September 2, 2015

A woman was injured in an ATV accident in the Pocket Wilderness on Wednesday morning.

A 911 call was made reporting a woman injured about a half mile up the trail. Fire officials reported she rolled her ATV on top of herself and sustained a knee injury.

The Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department responded and requested a Mutual Aid response for additional units. Walden's Ridge Emergency Services, Sale Creek VFD, Dallas Bay VFD, Hamilton County Emergency Services, Soddy Daisy Fire Department, Sequoyah VFD and Chattanooga Hamilton County Rescue responded to assist the Mowbray VFD. Lewis Chapel VFD was stationed at Mowbray VFD for additional emergency calls.

27 rescue personnel were in the woods to carry the patient out to Hamilton County EMS personnel. 

At 1:15 p.m. she was out of the woods and was transported by Hamilton County EMS for her knee injury.

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