Published: September 23, 2021

ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AND AIRLIFTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN ROGERSVILLE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED AROUND 4:44 PM WHERE UPON ARRIVAL, FIREFIGHTERS WITH THE ROGERSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUND A PATIENT PINNED IN THE LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE RESCUE TOOL (JAWS OF LIFE) WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED AND PATIENT WAS EXTRICATED WITHIN 3 MINUTES. MEMBERS OF SHOALS EMS, ROGERSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ELGIN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO RESPONDED.