Emergency crews rushed to the Violet Crown Trail on Saturday morning following a report of a hiker suffering from a lower extremity injury. The incident occurred in the 4900 block of W US 290 Hwy Svrd near Brodie, at approximately 8:47 am. The post cautioned bystanders to expect numerous emergency vehicles in the area and to be mindful of the responders on the scene by moving over and slowing down, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
Wilderness Rescue ~4900blk W Us 290 Hwy Svrd on the Violet Crown Trail (08:47 x-st Brodie): #ATCEMS & @AustinFireInfo responding to a reported lower extremity injury for a patient on the wilderness trail. Expect numerous emergency vehicles in the area. #MoveOverSlowDown pic.twitter.com/ptURMdBAct
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) December 31, 2023
The rescue operation was immediately set in motion with ATCEMS and Austin Fire Information collaboratively working to ensure the patient's safety. Additional posts from ATCEMS detailed that the emergency personnel were able to make contact with the patient and were in the process of assessing the situation. They were also reported to have quickly moved in a big wheel extrication device to carefully extricate the injured individual from the trail reported by Austin-Travis County EMS.
By the conclusion of the emergency response, ATCEMS confirmed that the patient was successfully extricated and placed in an ambulance. The injury was described as non-life-threatening. While the decision to transport the patient was still to be determined (TBD) at the time of the statement, no additional updates on their condition were scheduled to be released. Emergency crews remained on-scene to finalize the operation, and no further information was made available to the public.
