Tennessee National Guard rescues Smokies hiker amid illness
FILE: Tennessee National Guard Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Kirby.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee National Guard says it sent a medical flight crew to rescue a hiker whose illness rendered him unable to walk or stand while on the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
A guard news release says the rescue unfolded near Double Spring Gap Shelter on Tuesday.
The guard sent a crew on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and lowered Sgt. 1st Class Giovanni DeZuani to assess the hiker as a paramedic.
The crew then hoisted the two up onto the helicopter, where the hiker received aid while the aircraft flew to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
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