Chopper rescue of 74-year-old woman turns scary as stretcher spins
Posted June 4, 2019 10:26 pm.
Last Updated June 4, 2019 10:50 pm.
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a 74-year-old hiker whose head and face were injured in a fall on a Phoenix mountain has been rescued by helicopter, with video showing her in a stretcher spinning rapidly as it was lifted toward the aircraft.
A Phoenix Fire Department crew responded to reports of an injured hiker on Piestewa Peak on Tuesday morning.
WATCH: Chopper rescue turns scary as stretcher spins
Fire officials say the woman was put in a stretcher-like device that was lifted up from the ground to the helicopter. Video shows the stretcher with the woman spinning rapidly as it’s pulled up.
She was transported to a trauma center and was listed in stable condition.
Authorities have not released the woman’s name.
