Unity hiker rescued after falling off ledge at Screw Auger Falls
The rescue of a hiker on remote terrain in Western Maine drew multiple agencies to help carry him out of Screw Auger Gorge. (Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
(Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
(Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
(Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
(Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
The rescue of a hiker on remote terrain in Western Maine drew multiple agencies to help carry him out of Screw Auger Gorge. (Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
(Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
(Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
(Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
(Photo courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
GRAFTON TOWNSHIP – At approximately 1:30 p.m., Aug. 13, Maine Game Wardens responded to Grafton Township after Brexton Getchell, 21, of Unity fell approximately 25-30 feet from a ledge in the area of the Screw Auger Falls waterfall.
Getchell landed in the water and sustained serious injuries in the fall.
Wardens, members of Mahoosuc Mountain Search and Rescue Team, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, Bethel Fire and Rescue, Newry Fire Department, Maine DOT, and Life Flight of Maine also responded to the scene to assist in the technical rescue.
Due to the challenging terrain in the gorge, rescuers carried the man through the water to a point approximately 300 feet downstream in order to safety extricate him, where he was then transported to Maine Medical by a LifeFlight helicopter.
