Watch: Minnesota conservation officer airlifted to safety after near 20-foot fall in heavily wooded area
Thanks to the coordinated work of multiple agencies, the MSP confirmed that Schlag is recovering at home and is expected to heal completely.
Watch: Minnesota conservation officer rescued after near 20-foot fall in rugged Plainview woods
Watch as the Minnesota Air Rescue Team saves a conservation officer after she fell nearly 20 feet while trying to remove an illegal deer sign in the Whitewater Wildlife Management Area near Plainview on March 30. Officials said she is recovering at home and is expected to make a full recovery.
Plainview, Minn— A Minnesota conservation officer is back home and recovering after a harrowing helicopter rescue on March 30.
Officer Annette Schlag, of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, was hoisted to safety by the Minnesota Air Rescue Team (MART) following a nearly 20-foot fall in a heavily wooded area near Plainview.
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According to the Minnesota State Patrol (MSP), Schlag was in the process of taking down an illegal deer stand that was located in the Whitewater Wildlife Management Area near Plainview.
Due to the heavily wooded and rugged terrain, the rescue operation became difficult, and officials on the ground were unable to reach her safely.
The rugged terrain posed challenges for rescue crews as they winched Schlag to safety. (Minnesota State Patrol / Facebook)
In turn, MART was called in to assist, along with the Saint Paul Fire Department.
"A fall of nearly 20 feet in steep, heavily wooded terrain left no easy way out," the MSP noted on Facebook.
Crews were able to use a winch and hoist method to retrieve her from the woodland.
Video captured of the rescue highlights the difficulty of the approach as trees line the terrain.
Medical personnel walk Schlag through the tactical rescue procedure. (Minnesota State Patrol / Facebook)
You can hear the medical personnel calmly walking her through what is about to happen as they perform the rescue operation.
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Schlag is then shown being airlifted up into the helicopter.
MART rescuers winch Officer Annette Schlag to safety following a near 20-foot fall in the woods near Plainview on March 30. (Minnesota State Patrol / Facebook)
Officials were then able to get her the care she needed.
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Thanks to the coordinated work of multiple agencies, the MSP confirmed that Schlag is recovering at home and is expected to heal completely.