Metro rescues stranded hiker at Red Rock

By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

December 12, 2014 - 7:42 pm

Ice Box Canyon trail head. (Courtesy Google maps/Richard Cram)

Las Vegas police rescued a hiker Friday evening who had been stranded for two days at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Metro sent a search and rescue team out shortly before noon Friday to find the hiker, who was able to call police to say he or she was somewhere in Ice Box Canyon, according to Metro spokesman Jesse Roybal. The hiker’s gender and age were not immediately available.

The person was rescued before 5:30 p.m. Friday and was not injured, according to Metro Lt. Yaz Yatomi.

Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.

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