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KCFD use rescue helicopter to hoist man up after he fell and rolled down slope

Posted at 9:06 AM, Jun 30, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-30 13:02:12-04
 
The Kern County Fire Department rescued an elderly man who had fallen off a cliff near his residence in Hart Flat.
 
The incident happened early Wednesday afternoon after KCFD received a report that the 91-year-old man had fallen and rolled down a slope and into the ravine near his home. 
 
Due to the remote location and steep terrain, a rescue helicopter was used to hoist the man up on a basket stretcher. 
 
The man was flown to Keene Helibase and then transported to a Bakersfield hospital with multiple injuries.