Sedona Fire, DPS Ranger Helicopter rescue hiker who fell from Cathedral Rock

  • Source: Verde Independent
  • Published: 03/07/2018 11:56 AM

VIDEO: Sedona Fire and an Arizona Department of Public Safety Ranger helicopter from Flagstaff, with the help of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, rescued a hiker that fell about 15 feet and tumbled another 15 feet on the backside of Cathedral Rock Tuesday afternoon. “They were in stable condition but in a very inaccessible location. Ranger 5-4 out of Flagstaff was sent to the scene and one of our Helicopter Rescue Technicians (HRT), Cooper Carr, was assigned to perform a short-haul rescue of the patient off of the hill down to the ambulance,” according to the Sedona Fire District. The patient was transported by ambulance to Flagstaff. Sedona Fire said they have seven HRT's that train on a regular basis with DPS. The condition of the patient was not released.



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