"The incoming tide was a factor to consider with regard to expediting the patient's lift and removal from the beach so as to not introduce cold water hypothermia as another factor influencing her injuries," [Fire Chief Rome] Kamai said.
Pestrikoff had multiple injuries from the fall, but was stabilized and placed in a rolled stretcher for the lift. She was then hauled up the cliff and transported in an ambulance to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Clinic.
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