(Cleveland)- White County Public Safety reports that on Wednesday, October 23, shortly after 2:00 pm, White County 911 Communications received reports of an injured hiker on the Dukes Creeks Falls Trail in northern White County.

Bryce Barrett Public Safety Spokesperson said White County Fire Services, White County EMS, White County Emergency Management, and Helen Fire Department responded to the scene. Fire personnel from the Lee Arrendale Correctional Institute (LACI) Fire Service responded acting in Mutual Aid and providing additional manpower.

Barrett advised due to the patient’s condition, Fire and EMS personnel extricated them from the trail. The patient was evaluated, treated, and then transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, by White County EMS.

Barrett said, “The incident response was carried out without delay or complication.â€