Charlotte Fire Department assists with hiker’s snake bite in western North Carolina

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — Rescue crews took an extended journey to help out a hiker in Avery County.

The North Carolina Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team traveled by helicopter to assist a hiker who was bitten by a snake. Rescue techs from the Charlotte Fire Department joined the trip on the Black Hawk helicopter.

The hiker was rescued from the scene and received EMS care, according to officials…

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