ROCERKVILLE, S.D. – The Rockerville Volunteer Fire Department and Keystone Ambulance were paged Friday to the Hippie Hole area for a rescue.
The patient was experiencing heat related issues and dehydration.
Due to the nature of the call, additional support from Pennington County Search and Rescue, Black hills Lifeflight, Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department, Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Black Hills National Forest were requested.
The rescue took just over 4 hours to complete. The patient was found to be below the falls, first responders transitioned resources to the south end and brought the patient out to Hwy 40.
A stokes basket was utilized and several scree rope setups to get the patient out of the Hole and to the Ambulance.
The patient was transported to the hospital.
