Over the weekend, a hiking trip took an unexpected turn as a woman sustained a leg injury on Camelback Mountain’s Echo Canyon Trail. Phoenix Fire Department crews were summoned to the scene around 10:45 a.m. Saturday, according to a report from ABC15. The emergency responders located the hiker a mile up the trail, unable to make the descent on her own due to the severity of her injury.
Given the circumstances, the decision was made to utilize a helicopter for extraction. “Because the hiker was unable to walk down on her own, firefighters used a helicopter to safely airlift her off of the mountain,” ABC15 detailed. Once secured, the woman was taken to a local hospital where she was reported to be in stable condition. The specific nature of her leg injury was not disclosed by the rescue crews.
In a similar account from azfamily.com, the incident took place just before 11 a.m., with fire crews quickly attending to the injured party. “Crews did not release details about the woman’s injury but said she couldn’t continue her descent, so they airlifted her off the mountain and took her to a hospital for treatment,” the local news outlet reported…