LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Search and rescue teams responded to three separate incidents in less than a week near Las Vegas, raising concerns about hiker safety as summer heat approaches.
Helicopter crews hoisted a hiker with an injured ankle off Mount Charleston on Thursday. Crews also rescued two hikers suffering from heat exhaustion on Kraft Mountain on Monday. And crews used ropes to rescue a woman with a knee injury near Cathedral Rock last Saturday.
The recent string of rescues highlights the dangers of hiking unprepared…