U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) extracted a hiker suffering from
injuries sustained in a fall, high in the Huachucha Mountains of Arizona on
March 16, 2022.
The Arizona Air Coordination Center
(A2C2) received a request for assistance in rescuing a
female hiker who had activated an Emergency Locator Beacon
with a possible broken ankle who was alone and out of water.
An AMO Black Hawk air crew launched and took extra care in
finding the best place to insert two Rescue Specialists,
given the terrain and strong winds.
The Rescue Specialists medically
evaluated the patient and moved her to another location to
safely airlift her from the mountain. The hiker was packaged
in an air rescue vest, hoisted back into the helicopter, and
transported to Cochise County Search and Rescue personnel
several miles away.
