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Hiker rescued near Douglas Springs Trail

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Posted at 6:02 PM, Feb 07, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-07 20:02:53-05

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Rural Metro Fire, Pima County Sheriff's search and rescue and SARA crews responded to a hiker rescue near Douglas Springs Trail Sunday.

Rural Metro Fire says rescue crews responded to an elderly man who had a medical emergency, he was about mile up the trail, where crews brought him back down in a stokes basket.

The man was taken to the hospital in stable condition, RMF says.