VIDEO: Missing Sarasota hiker found in 4 minutes

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office located a lost hiker on Friday after they went missing in Deer Prairie Creek Preserve.

Within four minutes of arriving on scene, the sheriff’s office said the Aviation pilot and tactical flight deputy were able to spot the missing hiker from the air.

Video posted to social media shows the rescue, as AIR 2 directed patrol, AG patrol, and medics on the ground to the hiker’s location so he could be brought to safety…

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