Stranded man rescued after setting fire on Bluff Mountain

December 4, 2018 at 1:06 p.m. | Updated December 4, 2018 at 1:06 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - In this June 21, 2006, file photo, a message is seen painted on a rock wall overlooking Letchworth State Park in Castile, N.Y. A dog stuck about half-way down a 400-foot cliff in the park was rescued on May 22, 2017, by a police officer who had to use ropes to reach the stranded canine. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)
FILE - In this June 21, 2006, file photo, a message is seen painted on a rock wall overlooking Letchworth State Park in Castile, N.Y. A dog stuck about half-way down a 400-foot cliff in the park was rescued on May 22, 2017, by a police officer who had to use ropes to reach the stranded canine. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee official says a man stranded for three days on a mountain after crashing an all-terrain vehicle has been rescued after setting a fire to draw rescuers to his location.

Walden Creek Fire Chief Tim Baker told news outlets that crews responded Monday evening to a report of a blaze on Bluff Mountain in Sevier County. He said it took volunteer firefighters about three hours to reach the man, who was suffering from hypothermia, a broken ankle and broken ribs. Baker said they got the injured man to an ambulance around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

State Division of Forestry crews battled the 20-acre brush fire and had it under control by Tuesday morning. Forestry spokesman Nathan Waters said damp conditions and calm winds kept the flames from spreading faster.

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