A man stranded for three days on a mountain after crashing an all-terrain vehicle has been rescued after setting a fire that grew to 20 acres to draw rescuers to his location.
It took volunteer firefighters about three hours to reach the man on Bluff Mountain in Sevier County, who was suffering from hypothermia, a broken ankle and broken ribs.
Crews initially responded on Monday evening to the report of a blaze, Waldens Creek Fire Chief Tim Baker said.
The injured man made it to an ambulance at around 6.30am Eastern on Tuesday.
The man's current condition is not known at this time.
The report of the fire came in at around 7.30pm on Monday night, Baker told Knox News.
'They just saw a glow,' Baker said, of the people who reported the fire from about 6-7 miles away.
A man stranded for three days on Bluff Mountain in Sevier County, Tennessee after crashing an all-terrain vehicle has been rescued after setting a fire that grew to 20 acres to draw rescuers to his location
At least one Sevier County Rescue Squad member sustained injuries after being hit in the back by a falling tree limb while trying to get the man down from the mountain.
'It's a real treacherous, steep area,' Baker said.
The fire chief noted that he doesn't ever condone or advise setting a fire.
'But under the circumstances ... you do desperate things,' Baker said. 'Nobody was gonna wander through and find him.'
It took volunteer firefighters about three hours to reach the man on Bluff Mountain in Sevier County, who was suffering from hypothermia, a broken ankle and broken ribs
Crews initially responded on Monday evening to the report of a blaze, Waldens Creek Fire Chief Tim Baker said
State Division of Forestry crews battled the 20-acre brush fire in Sevier County, Tennessee (shown on the map) and had it under control by Tuesday morning
State Division of Forestry crews battled the 20-acre brush fire and had it under control by Tuesday morning.
Damp conditions and calm winds kept the flames from spreading faster, Forestry spokesman Nathan Waters said.
Both Sevier County and Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded, WVLT reported.
Damp conditions and calm winds kept the flames from spreading faster, Forestry spokesman Nathan Waters said. An update from The Waldens Creek Fire Department is shown
The Waldens Creek Fire Department posted the following update on Facebook on Tuesday morning:
'Bluff Mountain Fire Update: as you may have already heard on the news, the Bluff Mountain Fire was started by a young man who was trapped deep in Bluff Mountain under an ATV.
'He started the fire in hopes that someone would see it and rescue him. Kroger from Wears Valley has generously donated water & Kroger Protein bars for those that are still up in the mountain. A Sevier County Rescue Squad member was injured as well, after a tree fell on him.
'The WCVFD helped bring him off the mountain, as well as the young man that was trapped under the ATV. Thank you Kroger! And Thank you Forestry Service.'
The injured man made it to an ambulance at around 6.30am Eastern on Tuesday
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