Quick response from several agencies leads to successful rescue. An injured hiker is counting his blessings after crews safely airlifted him to a hospital.
Action 7 News spoke exclusively to some of the people who made the daring rescue happen.
Firefighters said the man fell some 25 feet while hiking near Embudo Canyon.
Sky 7 captured dramatic video of the search and rescue effort, which included Albuquerque Fire Rescue, Albuquerque Mountain Rescue, Albuquerque police, University of New Mexico Hospital, Bernalillo County Fire Department Air Rescue Task Force and Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Metro Air Support Unit.