Rescue crews in Rockbridge County attempting to rescue injured hunter

Crews in Rockbridge County are trying to rescue a hunter who was injured after falling from a rock.

The hunter fell in a remote are in the Petites Gap part of the County.

Rescue crews are still trying to reach the hunter.

A deputy from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management is headed to the scene.


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Rockbridge County Emergency Services Coordinator Robert Foresman says it will take between two and three hours to remove the hunter from the area.