Members of Customs and Border Protection are speaking about a recent rescue mission in Southern Arizona where a hiker was stranded in the snow.
CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, AZ — Members of Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations Unit are speaking about a recent rescue mission they took part in Southern Arizona where a hiker was stranded in the snow.
The five-person crew is part of the CBP's Air and Marine Operations Unit Tucson Air Branch, based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. Thankfully, the crew that day had clear conditions on the 25-minute flight since they waited until the next morning, but the threat from Mother Nature wasn't over yet.Agent Shipton says where the hiker was stranded was also a concern.
The decision is made to send her partner down first since he is also an EMT; at this point in the mission, they're not sure what condition the hiker is in. Since he may need medical care, they feel it is best to send her EMT partner down first. Within a few minutes, the hiker and another agent get hoisted up in tandem with one another back onto the Black Hawk, which is hovering roughly 100 feet above the ground.
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