A stricken firefighter spent a night on steep Stettynskloof slopes after suffering a leg injury while working on a remote fire line, reports Cape town Etc .
Wilderness Search And Rescue WSAR teams were alerted late on Friday and kept watch over the injured 42-year-old while plans were made to reach her.
At first light on Saturday a coordinated rescue began. A small team aboard the Western Cape Government EMS and Air Mercy Service rescue helicopter was hoisted into the ravine. CapeNature rangers, the Department of Water Affairs and Cape Winelands District Municipality Fire Services assisted on the ground.
