PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Crews rescued a hiker who experienced a medical emergency on a popular trail Tuesday morning, marking the seventh rescue in recent days across the Valley.
Phoenix Fire, along with crews from Tempe and Scottsdale, were called out to a rescue on Echo Canyon Trail at Camelback Mountain around 10 a.m. A Phoenix Fire spokesperson told Arizona’s Family that the man was near the top of the mountain when he had a medical emergency.
Rescuers were able to hike to him, but he was unable to get down on his own. Phoenix Police’s firebird helicopter was called to airlift the hiker down.
Firefighters checked the man’s condition, and he declined to go to the hospital. All crews made it safely down the mountain, and no other injuries were reported.
Tuesday’s rescue was the seventh recorded incident in four days. On Saturday, four rescues were reported in Phoenix and Scottsdale on Camelback Mountain, South Mountain, Piestewa Peak and Pinnacle Peak. Then on Sunday, crews had to help two people off of South Mountain. In a majority of the rescues, hikers reported having medical emergencies or injuries…