Several local emergency agencies responded to a serious accident around 12:30 pm on Friday, August 18th on State Route 106 just east of Eminence. A motorcycle went off the side of the road and about 30 feet down the embankment before coming to rest in some thick brush. The rider identified as 48-year-old Westley Blackwell of Ellington was ejected and came to rest nearby with serious injuries. He was flown to Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Shannon County First Responders and Eminence Area Volunteer Fire Department personnel treated Blackwell on the scene. A “Stokes litter”, which is a backboard inside a metal mesh basket, was used to lift him up to the roadside, which took a lot of hard work by volunteers from several agencies.
This rescue was a coordinated effort by several local agencies including Mercy EMS, Shannon County First Responders, Eminence Area Volunteer Fire Department, the Shannon County Sheriff’s Department, Missouri Department of Conservation, and Missouri Highway Patrol.
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