Hamilton firefighters rescue woman — and dog — at Spencer Gorge

Hamilton firefighters rope-rescued a woman - and a small dog that was with her - at Spencer Gorge Conservation Area in Dundas on Monday.

Firefighters were called to the gorge just after 5 p.m. Monday for a report of someone who needed help back up a steep embankment. They used a remotely piloted drone to quickly find the errant hiker in dense foliage, the department said via email.

It's not clear how the woman and dog wound up down the embankment by Dundas Peak.

Firefighters specially trained in rope rescues descended to the location, put her in a rescue basket before hoisting her to the top. There, paramedics assessed her.

The woman was conscious, seated upright and clutching a small dog on a stretcher when paramedics carried down the Dundas Peak trail toward the street around 7:15 p.m.

They loaded her onto a waiting ambulance parked on Ofield Road South.

Nine apparatus from across the city were deployed for the roughly two-and-a-half hour operation, the fire department noted.

In late August, emergency responders were called to the same area to retrieve two people in a rope rescue. A woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

In June, firefighters rescued two people trapped on dangerous terrain at Tew Falls. Nobody was hurt.

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