White County Public Safety responded to multiple incidents over the weekend, including a fall at Raven Cliff Falls, a car accident, and a house fire.
At around 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, dispatchers were sent to Raven Cliff Falls after reports of a person who had fallen. Crews used a drone to quickly locate the patient and provide a visual assessment to crews entering the trail. Ground crews made contact with the individual and began providing medical assistance.
According to White County Public Information Officer Bryce Barrett, a medical helicopter was called in due to the extended time it took to rescue the victim, but it was later canceled. A ground ambulance transported the patient to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
A short time later, at around 9:30 p.m., dispatchers were called to a motor vehicle accident on Highway 75 north of Helen. Officials say a vehicle left the roadway and ran down an embankment. The wreck injured four people who were transported to the hospital. Habersham County provided mutual aid with an additional ambulance.
Then, at around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, dispatchers were called to a residential structure fire on the 7400 block of Highway 115 East. White County Public Safety spokesperson Bryce Barrett says a passerby reported heavy smoke from the vents in the back of the house. When firefighters arrived, they found a working fire.
Barrett says the residence was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Firefighters from Cleveland and Habersham County helped extinguish the blaze.
“Thanks to combined efforts, firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, preserving much of the home,” says Barrett.
No injuries were reported.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
