Woman rescued after falling 12 metres into Orléans ravine
She had to be pulled out with ropes and a basket, fire department said
A woman suffered undisclosed injuries Saturday after she fell approximately 12 metres into an Orléans ravine.
First responders had to use ropes and a Stokes basket — a portable basket commonly used in search-and-rescue operations — to save the woman, after she slipped near Princess Louise Falls.
ICYMI Here's a picture of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttawaFire?src=hash">#OttawaFire</a>'s ravine rescue that took place yesterday at the Princess Louise Falls in Fallingbrook. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottnews?src=hash">#Ottnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/rG9iWuxHss">pic.twitter.com/rG9iWuxHss</a>
—@MessierOnFireThe woman was taken into the care of paramedics after the rescue, Ottawa Fire Services said in a release.
Her current condition is not known.