Authorities say a 74-year-old woman had to be rescued by helicopter after getting injured during a hike on a Phoenix mountain.
A Phoenix Fire Department crew responded to reports of an injured hiker on Piestewa Peak around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Firefighters decided the best course of action was to fly the woman off the mountain and the dramatic rescue was captured on video.
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Fire officials say the woman was put in a stretcher-like device that is lifted up from the ground to the helicopter. The video shows the stretcher with the woman spinning rapidly as it nears the helicopter.
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She was transported to a trauma center for evaluation.
Authorities have not released the woman’s name or said what injuries she suffered.
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