Set Down Stretcher

I created a one-person stretcher script by modifying modifying a follow script. It is angled so it is higher at the front. I have it set so on touch it follows and stop following. What I'd like to do is have it "set down" when it is stopped. I know how to change the height, but how can I leave it pointing in the same direction, but have it rotate so the front end goes down? Rotations make my head spin.

look into llSetPos() and or llSetRot()
if i understand right

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i assume you're using a regular following pet type script. using llLookAt in the sensor function will make it look at who it's following, you do something like llDetectedPos(0) + <0.0,0.0,-1.0> to make it look a little below who it's following (the top of the prim faces the direction, so you may need to tweak it a little, or make the root an invisible prim and have everything else rotated accordingly