A young woman is in serious condition after falling an estimated 65 feet from a ledge on Mount Finlayson late Monday afternoon.
Langford Fire Rescue got a call from BC Ambulance shortly before 6 p.m. about a hiker who had fallen from great distance. By 8:15, a team of 16 firefighters as well as paramedics were still in the process of bringing down the woman, said to be in her late teens, and a male companion of around the same age, who had to be rescued from the ledge above her.
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Crews headed up the mountain via the trail near the North Langford Recreation Centre at Bear Mountain.
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A call went in to 442 Squadron for a potential long line rescue, but as rescue crews were able to find the hikers fairly quickly, it was ruled out.
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