A man biking at O.P. Schnabel sustained a possible head injury after crashing off a trail in the southeast area of the park. Six SAFD units took the call at about 6:00 Sunday evening.
The incident apparently occurred deep in the park requiring the expertise and equipment of two "Heavy Rescue" teams to aid the victim. The patient was transferred to an ambulance waiting on John Barrett in the French Creek subdivision; his condition is not available. The last unit cleared the scene at 9:00.
This marks one of the first dispatches for the department's new Heavy Rescue 51, presently stationed near IH-10 and Boerne Stage Rd. The unit will eventually move to a station to be built near IH-10 and UTSA Bv.
This is the city's second dedicated Heavy Rescue vehicle. Previously, SAFD's sole Heavy Rescue unit worked out of one of the downtown stations. The new apparatus is positioned to improve technical rescue response times, especially to Northwest San Antonio.
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