stretcher

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Canada's Cassie Sharpe, the 2018 Olympic champion and 2022 silver medallist, qualified third after her first run, but was taken away on a stretcher after a heavy crash on her second.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Sharpe was given medical help for about 10 minutes before she was dragged off the course on a stretcher.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

After crashing 13 seconds into the downhill Vonn was airlifted off the mountain on a stretcher and later underwent surgery Sunday at a hospital in Treviso.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Several of the photos show Epstein lying on a stretcher while medics attempt to resuscitate him.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

I stepped close to the stretcher to form a shield for Betsie.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom