Trevor Beilby of the Hopkins Area Fire Department Thursday night told a stunning story about the rescue of a hunter in Watson Township Oct. 15.
Beilby told Watson Township Board members firefighters were able to located a hunter who has fallen from a deer blind in a secluded area in just five and half minutes. He added that the time between the call from Allegan County 911 Central Dispatch and loading the patient in the ambulance for treatment was 44 minutes and 28 seconds.
The happy ending, he said, was made possible by some new “three words” tracking technology that pinpoints exactly where the distress call is coming from.
Beilby said he brought up the story in his monthly report to demonstrate the value of the financial support Watson, Hopkins and Monterey Townships provide to the department.
The hunter suffered fairly serious injuries, but was able to walk around Hopkins Halloween night to thank the firefighters for their assistance.
