March
4, 2022 - Pima County Search and Rescue (SAR) contacted the U.S.
Border Patrol’s Arizona Air Coordination Center (A2C2) requesting a hoist
capable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a heat stroke victim in Sabino
Canyon, northeast of Tucson, Arizona.
An Air and Marine Operations UH-60
crew launched from the Tucson Air Branch and was on scene
within 7 minutes. Upon arrival, the AMO aircrew located the
SAR team and the patient, but could not find a suitable
landing area due to the steep, rugged terrain.
The aircrew inserted a Rescue
Specialist via hoist for the extraction. An AMO Emergency
Medical Technician on board assessed the 25-year-old male
U.S. citizen patient who was suffering from heat-related
injuries. The patient was transported to a Pima County
Sheriff’s Office rescue team nearby.
