The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Search and Rescue team reported two consecutive days of rescue operations involving hikers in distress. The first incident occurred near Lee Canyon on Monday, when SAR personnel received a call at noon about a hiker experiencing lightheadedness, dizziness, and cramps.
A rescuer was dispatched aboard AIR1 and successfully treated and extracted the individual. According to the LVMPD Search and Rescue social media post, the victim was transported to the USFS helipad and then transferred to a ground ambulance.
Following that incident, yesterday, SAR teams were once again dispatched, this time to Telephone Canyon, where two hikers were reported lost around 1 p.m., with one struggling to breathe. A responder was hoisted down and, alongside @mcfrnv Fire personnel who had hiked to the location, both hikers were extracted using a hoist. They were carried to safety at the USFS helipad, where one of the hikers, who was undergoing a medical emergency, received immediate transport by ground ambulance for further treatment, as noted on the official Instagram account of the LVMPD Search and Rescue team.
