Friday October 18th, 2024 12:19AM

Hiker rescued from Yonah Mountain

By Dean Dyer WRWH Radio
CLEVELAND - A 20-year-old man had to be rescued from the side of Yonah Mountain Sunday night.<br /> <br /> White County Public Safety Director David Murphy said emergency medical services and rescue personnel were dispatched to Yonah Mountain Recreational Area at 7 p.m. <br /> <br /> The unidentified male had suffered a leg injury. <br /> According to Murphy, the patient could not walk out on his own, so rescuers using the fire service ATV made access and transported the patient to a waiting ambulance. The man was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center for treatment. <br />
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