RESCUE TEAM MEMBER AIRLIFTED AFTER FALL.Byline: Erik N. Nelson Staff Writer SUSANA KNOLLS - When resident Bob Saxelby heard the whoosh whoosh also woosh n. 1. A sibilant sound: the whoosh of the high-speed elevator. 2. A swift movement or flow; a rush or spurt. intr.v. of rescue helicopter low over his house Saturday afternoon, he figured kids were out thrill-seeking in the steep, rocky area behind his home. But it wasn't a bunch of careless careless adj., adv. 1) negligent. 2) the opposite of careful. A careless act can result in liability for damages to others. (See: negligent, negligence, care) teen-agers this time. Authorities said a 51-year-old member of a community rescue team slipped on a trail and rolled about 30 feet down a steep bank, suffering minor injuries. The unidentified man, hiking with five other members of a Community Emergency Response Team in the rugged area east of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , was airlifted to Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. with scraped arms and legs. ``He was just hiking up a trail and there was kind of a damp dirt on the trail, and he rolled about 30 feet,'' said Capt. Frank McGrath For the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame member, see . Frank McGrath (February 2, 1903 – May 13, 1967) was an American television actor who played "Wooster" the cook on the TV series Wagon Train. of the Ventura County Fire Department's Station 42. Two members of the party hiked out to get help, and three others, including a third-year medical student, stayed behind to provide first-aid to their team member, McGrath said. |
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