Phoenix firefighters rescue 2 hikers from 2 popular mountain trails on Sunday

Phoenix firefighters helped a woman off Piestewa Peak after she lost her way in the dark on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021.

Phoenix rescue crews used a helicopter Sunday to lift a hiker off Camelback Mountain after he fell and hit his head, according to a Fire Department spokesperson.

Fire crews were called shortly after 5 p.m. when a man slipped and fell approximately halfway up the Echo Canyon trail, according to Capt. Scott Douglas, a spokesperson with Phoenix Fire Department.

Rescuers found the man stable, but weak, he said.

Due to the location, fire crews and a Phoenix Police Department helicopter hoisted the hiker off the mountain to the parking lot. From there, an ambulance took the man to a local hospital for further treatment.

At another popular hiking area, Piestewa Peak, fire crews assisted a hiker who lost her way on the trail when it got dark on Sunday evening. Crews found her uninjured about three-quarters of the way up the trail and helped her down, Douglas said.