Around 4:00amCT on Tuesday, Russell County Search & Rescue was dispatched to the Pulaski County line for a missing 15-year-old who had left his home around 2:00amCT and slid down a steep hillside, becoming lost and unable to climb out.

After the juvenile was located by a drone, rescuers made their way to him and confirmed he was safe but stranded between two cliff faces. A rope system was set up, and one of the rescuers rappelled down to reach him. With no safe way out except straight back up, the juvenile was secured into a harness and hoisted up the cliff before being walked to an ambulance. He was transported to Russell County Hospital for treatment of mild hypothermia.

This was a true multi-agency operation, and it’s proof once again that when teams work together, the public benefits.

A huge thank you to:

• Pulaski County Rescue Squad

• Somerset SRT

• Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office

• Nancy fire department

• Faubush fire department

• Russell County EMS

• Pulaski County EMS

• Russell County Dispatch &

• Russell County Emergency Management