POTOMAC, Md. (AP) - September 7, 2009 Rescue officials say that soon after the woman accepted the
marriage proposal during an outing along the rugged Billy Goat
Trail, she fell about 10 feet down a rock face and had to be
rescued by helicopter. She briefly lost consciousness, but her
injuries weren't life-threatening.
The spectacular Great Falls of the Potomac River are a popular
destination in the suburbs of Washington. The Billy Goat Trail, on
the Maryland side, is well known by hikers, but it is rocky and
rough.
Assistant Chief Scott Graham of the Montgomery County fire
department joked to The Washington Post that it must have been "a
heck of a proposal."
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