Hiking
PLB AIDS BACKPACKER AFTER FALL LEAVES HER INJURED IN THE FOREST
pubblicato su August 23, 2023 by Kathleen
I tripped on a root and fell hard. I knew immediately that something was wrong with my lower right leg near the ankle, but I thought I could carry on. I improvised a brace using a knee support band and attempted to hike further, leaning hard on my hiking pole. I only made it 50 feet or so up the trail before it became clear that I wasn't going to be able to get myself out. I thought about crawling back to the middle trailhead we'd passed, but I couldn't bend my foot or ankle due to the pain