A teen touring the North Shore from Finland had a close call late last week after she fell headfirst onto rocks on Mount Seymour.
The 15-year-old was hiking back from the mountains first peak with classmates just before noon Thursday when she lost her footing. She tumbled just a short distance onto a boulder, but took the full impact on her head, knocking herself unconscious, according to rescuers.
When paramedics and volunteers arrived on scene, the victim was still semi-conscious and showing signs of severe concussion. A North Shore Rescue flight team airlifted the teen to a waiting air ambulance, which took her on to hospital.
No update on the victims condition has been released.
James Weldon
