Charlotte Fire shares helmet video of high-angle rescue practice at Carowinds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nerve-wracking video shows Charlotte Firefighters training for high-angle rescues at Carowinds.

They recently scaled Ripcord, a “skycoaster,” to practice getting a stuck victim down safely. Helmet camera video shows just how intense this climb can be.

In this practice scenario, crews got the training victim down in 30 minutes and 15 seconds.