Minneapolis firefighters raised a father and son off a ledge near Minnehaha Falls
A father and son were stuck on a slippery ledge 75 to 100 feet below a trail south of Minnehaha Falls. Firefighters roped each of them up. No injuries were reported.
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Saturday evening, Minneapolis firefighters raised a father and son off a rock ledge south of Minnehaha Falls, FOX 9 reported. The department said the call came at 5:20 p.m. near 48th Street and Minnehaha Avenue. The two had been hiking when they ended up on a slippery ledge about 75 to 100 feet below the trail, and they could not climb up or down. The Technical Rescue Team set a rope system, went down into the ravine, and secured each person in a rescue harness. Crews raised them one at a time onto stable ground. The department said no injuries were reported. It did not say how the pair first reached the ledge, or how long they had been there.
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A father and his son were hiking south of Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis when they ended up on a slippery rock ledge. They were about 75 to 100 feet below the trail, and they could not climb up or down on their own. Minneapolis firefighters got the call at 5:20 in the evening. A technical rescue team went down into the ravine on ropes. Each person was secured in a harness, the gear that holds someone to a rope. The crew then raised the father and the son to the top, one at a time. The fire department said no injuries were reported.
- How did the firefighters get the father and son back up to the trail?
- Why might a harness matter on a rescue like this?
- What is one thing you would pack if you went hiking with your family?
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