EMT runs 1,000 feet up mountain to deliver blood and help save injured climber

A North Carolina EMT covered 1.5 miles and climbed 1,000 feet in elevation to deliver blood needed to help save a critically injured climber. Will Soper, 28, was teaching a training course when he learned that a climber needed help on Shortoff Mountain. Jacob Gregory had fallen while climbing with his son, leaving rescuers facing a difficult operation in the remote terrain of Linville Gorge. The August 30 rescue required crews to rappel into the gorge to reach Gregory, according to a fundraiser supporting his recovery. Multiple agencies joined the effort to treat him and bring him to safety.