Chattooga River rescue on Saturday

A Mountain Rest intersection turned into a helicopter landing zone on Saturday to assist a man who required a rescue from the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River.  Bystanders are credited with pulling the man out of the river.  A public safety responder said a decision was reached that, for the reason of medical issues, the individual required treatment.  From Earles Ford Road near the Chattooga Ridge Road, the patient was flown to a Greenville hospital.