Sick hiker rescued from Lone Mountain in Las Vegas
Crews rescued a sick hiker on Lone Mountain in western Las Vegas on Sunday morning.
The hiker was about one to two miles up a trail and became dehydrated then dizzy and ill at 10:52 a.m., according to a tweet from Las Vegas Fire and Rescue.
Crews from the unit treated the victim before transporting the hiker to a hospital.
The victim was in stable condition. The operation took about two hours.
Contact Lukas Eggen at leggen@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0261. Follow @LukasEggen on Twitter.
TECH RESCUE TOC: 10:52AM. LONE MOUNTAIN hiker about 1-2 miles up trail on Lone Mtn became dehydrated, dizzy, weak, ill. Crews from @LasVegasFD incl Heavy Rescue Team 44 responded, treated victim, & transport to Hosp-stable. Operations about 2 hrs. E44,45, R44,107, HR44, AR1, B4 pic.twitter.com/2OANwuF8Nt
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) May 12, 2019
