Injured Waterville man carried out of Gulf Hagas
BOWDOIN COLLEGE EAST GRANT TWP – The Maine Warden Service, with the help of volunteers from the Appalachian Mountain Club, Greenville Fire and Rescue, and the ambulance crew from C. A. Dean Hospital, rescued a 38-year-old Waterville man who broke his ankle while hiking with friends in the Gulf Hagas area.
Joshua Steele was hiking the Rim Trail near the Jaws Waterfall in Gulf Hagas with some friends when he slipped on a rock and injured his ankle at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 16.
GULF HAGAS RESCUE — Joshua Steele, 38, had been hiking along the Rim Trail near Jaws Waterfall in Gulf Hagas with friends when he slipped on a rock and broke his ankle at around 4:30 p.m. on June 16. The injured man from Waterville as carried out and taken to Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Greenville.
One of the members of his group hiked out of the woods and called for help from the North Maine Woods gatehouse in KI Township. Wardens responded with several volunteers from the Appalachian Mountain Club and first responders from the CA Dean ambulance in Greenville and the Greenville Fire Department.
By the time rescuers reached Steele, it was dark. Medical personnel stabilized the injury and the crew placed Steele on a “stokes litter” and then proceeded to carried him over rugged terrain for about two miles to a waiting ATV. Steele was then transported on a warden ATV for the last mile out of the woods to a waiting ambulance at approximately 4:30 a.m. Monday morning, June 17, 12 hours after the time of injury. He was then transported to Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Greenville for treatment.