Overview
- Technical rescue crews were dispatched around 1 p.m. to a medical emergency three-quarters of the way up the Cholla Trail near the Echo Canyon side by Invergordon and Chaparral roads.
- Firefighters reached the patient and used a helicopter to remove him from the mountain and transfer him to a hospital.
- Officials said the man remains in extremely critical condition following the air evacuation.
- Authorities reported no injuries to firefighters during the operation.
- Hikers reported finding the man unconscious and began CPR before responders arrived, according to azcentral; his identity has not been released.