UPDATE: A man is being transported to Erlanger after falling 50-75 feet near Hog Skin Branch on the Cumberland Trail.
Authorities responded to Montlake Road near the Pocket Wilderness shortly after 3:30 p.m. and had begun to extricate the man by 5 p.m.
He was stabilized and carried by personnel to a six-wheeler which was used to transport him to a waiting ambulance.
He suffered a head injury and a possibly fractured leg, but is expected to live.
Montlake Road is partially closed but authorities are letting cars through a few at a time.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Officials have temporarily closed Montlake Road from the 300 block near the entrance to the Blue Hole to the top of the mountain because of emergency apparatus partially blocking the road in response to a victim of a high fall, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area so that emergency crews may appropriately respond. No estimate has been given on when the road will be reopened.
Currently, rescue efforts underway at the Pocket Wilderness on Mowbray Mountain. 3:30 pm, a 9-1-1 was made reporting a male party had fallen 50-75 feet at Hog Skin Branch on the Cumberland Trails.