STANTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Wolfe and Powell County Search & Rescue teams were able to rescue a Tennessee hiker who fell nearly 200 feet off a cliff line Saturday evening. Search crews say the man was hiking when a storm came through. As the hiker was trying to find shelter, he reportedly fell off a...
(WYMT)- Powell County Search and Rescue crews responded to five separate calls during the Memorial Day weekend. The crew posted about the calls on Facebook. They say on Saturday, they received a call about a hiker in Natural Bridge near Low Gap Trail with a potentially broken ankle. The team says...
POWELL COUNTY, Ky (LEX 18) Powell County Search and Rescue posted on Facebook saying that a woman was bitten by a snake Wednesday while hiking on Martins Fork Trail. The 911 call was issued around 12:30 p.m. They said in their post that she was bitten on the inside of her right ankle by a...
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – It’s something many hikers don’t think about, but three hikers at the Red River Gorge in Powell County had a tool which helped rescuers locate them. Whether your new to hiking or even an avid hiker, Lisa Johnson with Powell County Search and Rescue...