LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Four people, including a 6-year-old child, were rescued by helicopter Wednesday after becoming stranded in two separate hiking incidents near Las Vegas.
Search and rescue crews carried out the back-to-back helicopter rescues after hikers became stranded in separate incidents at Frenchman Mountain and near Red Rock Canyon.
In the first rescue, crews responded to Frenchman Mountain in east Las Vegas, where two hikers had gone off the trail and become stranded on a ledge. Neither hiker was injured, search and rescue officials said.
A rescue specialist was lowered to the hikers and secured them in rescue seats. Both were hoisted into the helicopter and transferred to ground personnel.
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Crews were later headed to hoist operator training in Red Rock when they were notified that a hiker and a 6-year-old child were lost near the Turtlehead Peak Trail.
The pair had gone off trail, were getting cold and reported they did not have the ability to continue, officials said.
AIR1 was diverted from the training to the scene, where a rescue specialist was lowered to the pair and provided hypothermia prevention for the child. Both were transferred to ground personnel at the Bureau of Land Management helipad.
Search and rescue officials said the team has conducted numerous operations recently while maintaining an active training schedule.
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