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Fountain Hills fire crew use 'big wheel' to rescue hiker

Later transported to hospital

Fire Crews responded to and successfully rescued an injured hiker.

(Fountain Hills)

On the morning of Nov. 5, Fountain Hills Fire Department crew responded to a patient with a lower body injury on the Andrews/Kinsey trail off the Adero Canyon Trailhead, town PIO Mike Pelton said.

Crews successfully used the Big Wheel, a specialized wilderness and technical rescue tool with a large all-terain wheel under a Stokes basket, to remove the patient from the trail. The individual was transported to a medical center for further treatment.

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