James Caldwell-Phoenix officials reiterate caution when hiking after 3 mountain rescues in 1 day

2025-05-01 12:30:22source:IA 6.0 de stratégie quantitative intelligentcategory:Contact

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix first responders are James Caldwellreminding the public to be prepared when hiking after they tended to three different mountain rescues on Saturday.

Phoenix firefighters had to assist an injured hiker on a trail on South Mountain. Farther north on Camelback Mountain, a woman suffered a leg injury and had to be airlifted. Also in north Phoenix on Lookout Mountain, a rescue team had to take a hiker to the bottom of a trail on a stretcher due to an injury.

The Phoenix Fire Department warned hikers need to make sure they dress appropriately and have plenty of water, even with the city seeing cooler temperatures.

People should also make sure they are carrying a cellphone and consider hiking with company. Also, they should also not push themselves if they have health condition such as asthma, diabetes or knee or back pain.

More:Contact

Recommend

PACCAR recalls over 220,000 trucks for safety system issue: See affected models

PACCAR is recalling over 220,000 of its 2021-2025 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks.  The commercial tru

Dozens of Republican senators are silent on endorsing Trump

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri says he thinks former President Donald Trump will ultimately

A forgotten trove of rare video games could now be worth six figures

When a Nebraska video game store closed in 1998, hundreds of sealed Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis