10/27/2009 3:55:00 PM Injured hiker rescued on Bell Trail
BEAVER CREEK -- Montezuma-Rimrock Fire crews were called to Bell Trail late Monday morning. The trail starts from the Beaver Creek Ranger Station area but becomes rapidly rugged when it drops into the Wet Beaver Creek Wilderness.
When the call came in to the rescue crew, the information was sketchy and a couple of teams were sent to search for the hiker with the help of Sedona Fire District. A DPS Ranger helicopter was also dispatched from Flagstaff to help in the search.
A crewmember, standing on a high perch, spotted the 31-year-old Arizona man on the opposite side of the canyon off the trail. The man had a badly injured leg and was weak and disoriented.
Because of the extent of the injury and the difficult terrain, the man was extracted with a "short haul," suspended from the helicopter using a long line to a waiting Sedona ambulance.
The hiker was treated at Sedona Medical Center and released later that night.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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The info was not sketchy!! I told them exactly where he was!
