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Woman rescued from Sandia Mountains after 30-foot fall while rock climbing
A photo shared by Albuquerque Fire Rescue shows a New Mexico National Guard helicopter rescuing a woman who fell 30 feet while rock climbing on Saturday in the Sandia Mountains.
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A Black Hawk helicopter swooped in to rescue a woman who fell 30 feet while rock climbing on Saturday morning in the Sandia Mountains.
Albuquerque Fire Rescue said in a news released that the woman had “significant injuries,” but did not elaborate.
The New Mexico National Guard said the 37-year-old “was awake and responsive” when she was hoisted into its helicopter along La Luz Trail.
“We don’t know the extent of the injuries,” National Guard spokesman Hank Minitrez said.
“The Guard is always ready to help our fellow New Mexicans when we’re needed,” Minitrez said in a statement.
AFR said crews were called around 11 a.m. to the wilderness rescue deep in the mountains. The agency said crews reached the woman within an hour and asked for a airlift after confirming “significant injuries sustained by the climber.”
Minitrez said a five-person crew on a Black Hawk UH-60 arrived at 1:30 p.m. “and successfully hoisted the injured climber from the ground into the helicopter.”
“The 37-year-old injured woman, who fell nearly thirty feet while rock climbing, was transported to Cutter Aviation in Albuquerque, where she was transferred to a ground ambulance and taken to the hospital,” Minitrez said.
