Friday March 29th, 2024 1:38AM

Injured driver flown after single-vehicle crash in Rabun County

By AccessWDUN staff

A seriously-injured driver was flown for medical care after being found outside his vehicle down a steep embankment on a U.S. Forest Road near Lake Burton Friday afternoon.

The single-vehicle wreck about three miles in on West Wildcat Road was reported about 12:15 p.m., according to Rabun County Fire Services Assistant Chief Justin Upchurch.

“We were initially called for a rollover wreck down an embankment with entrapment,” Upchurch said. “Upon the arrival of our first units, the driver was found lying face down a short distance from the Jeep. The driver appeared to be ejected and had serious injuries.”

That vehicle was some 70 to 80 feet down an embankment, so RCFS, Rabun County Emergency Medical Service and law enforcement personnel had to carry the man in a basket, then haul him up the embankment using a winch.

That rescue effort lasted until nearly 2 p.m., when he was loaded into the waiting Blairsville-based AirLife Georgia 14 helicopter that had landed at Rabun County Fire Services Station 11 on Ga. 197.

Roughly 10 emergency personnel were involved in the rescue.

Further details, including the driver’s identity, are not immediately available.

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