National Guard rescues cardiac arrest patient in Smokies

Tennessee Army National Guard crews rescued a visitor suffering cardiac arrest Wednesday afternoon in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Officials said the emergency happened around 2:40 p.m. near Dillons Gap along Kuwohi Road, a remote area southeast of Gatlinburg near the North Carolina border.

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion launched from Joint Base McGhee-Tyson shortly after 3:10 p.m. and reached the scene in about 15 minutes…

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