A 17-year-old male was found struggling on the shore in distress. Due to the steep bank, rescuers employed a stokes basket and rope system to safely remove the teenager from the shore and ...

“They were able to load the exhausted animal into a Stokes basket used for water rescues,” the department said. “They strapped him down and relocated him to the wooded area near Gordon Park.” ...

A picket system and stokes basket were used, and the person was safely removed from the vehicle and then brought up the hill to an EMS crew standing by. The person was transferred to Bladen County ...

Crews were able to locate the deer and load him onto a stokes basket normally used for recues involving humans. The "exhausted" deer was relocated to a wooded area near Gordon Park and the East ...

Cleveland Fire stated they teamed up with the Cleveland Metroparks and Ohio Department of Natural Resources to “load the exhausted animal into a stokes basket used for water rescues.“ ...

He was then placed in a stokes basket and pulled to the top of the hill, where he was turned over to EMS personnel. There was no additional word on the extent of the victim's injuries. The fire ...

According to officials, the rescue was challenging due to the lack of accessibility to the top, and as a result, the woman was put in a stokes basket and lowered to the base of the cliff.

Crews hiked in, located the injured hiker who was packaged to be hiked out via a wheeled stokes basket. The patient was safely hiked out to the trailhead. The patient chose not to be transported ...

The responders were able to walk into the location, Dutton said. The victim was loaded onto a Stokes basket and carried to the ambulance. “This is a great example of how emergency services work ...

Once the victim was free, he was placed in a stokes basket.” Franklin Fire Company said that the victim was then flown to an area trauma center after crews were able to free him.

Ocean City firefighter Tom Saunders will get the thrill of a lifetime as he gets to take a flight with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as part of their "Key Influencer" Program. Here's more on the high ...