Person Airlifted After Falling from Golf Course into Quarry

A person was flown to the hospital after falling around 80 feet from Quarry Ridge Golf Course in Portland into an abandoned quarry on Sunday evening.

Officials from the Portland Fire Department said the incident happened around 7 p.m. and firefighters found the victim had fallen around 80 feet into an abandoned quarry.

The person fell near the 18 hole, officials said, and crews used a rope system and basket to get the victim. LifeStar then brought the person to the hospital.

Initial reports from the scene were that the patient was not breathing and CPR was in progress, but the patient began breathing again thanks to a civilian and initial Portland fire units, according to Middletown firefighters, but was still unresponsive.

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