Bee Swarm Chaos on Lookout Mountain as Hiker Airlifted Off North Phoenix Trail

A Saturday morning hike on Lookout Mountain in north Phoenix turned scary fast when a hiker was swarmed by bees and left trapped on the trail, prompting a full-on technical rescue and aerial evacuation plan from city crews.

Rescue Teams Ascend Lookout Mountain

According to Arizona’s Family, Phoenix fire crews and technical-rescue teams climbed the Lookout Mountain trails to reach the injured hiker and prepared to use the Phoenix Firebird helicopter to airlift the person off the mountain. Firefighters were on scene Saturday morning, but officials released only limited details about the hiker’s condition as the situation continued to unfold.

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