Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Mountain Rescue - 37700 N Desert Mountain Pkwy

Mountain rescue reported in the 37700 block of North Desert Mountain Parkway in Scottsdale, AZ.

Units responding or on scene include: E610 E613 E614 E616 P-615 SQ29 BC2 BC602 FRBD10 SEC000.

[Update] Desert Mountain community at Cintarosa Pass & Chiricahua Pass. SFD officials tell us that Scottsdale and Phoenix fire department paramedics and technical rescue teams are on scene. Hiker is in his 70's and is complaining of vomiting and nausea. The hiker is stable at this time and technical rescue teams are performing a big wheel operation to extricate the hiker off the mountain and transport him to a local hospital. The hiker was 3 miles off the trail.