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Sierra Vista, Ariz —U.S. Customs and Border Safety, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) brokers and Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputies (CCSO) crew as much as rescue a stranded hiker from the Huachuca Mountains.
On the afternoon of March 22, the AMO Tucson Air Department acquired a name from CCSO Search and Rescue requesting air help for a U.S. citizen, solo feminine hiker stranded with a damaged leg within the Huachuca mountains. The hiker was stranded on a climbing path at over 7500 ft in elevation
An Arizona Division of Public Security helicopter had responded to help; nonetheless, no touchdown zone was accessible because of the mountainous terrain and dense forest. Moreover, winds had been gusting at over 40 miles per hour making any touchdown not possible. Tucson Air Department diverted a rescue hoist geared up UH60 Black Hawk already on patrol to help rescue request. The Black Hawk crew positioned the topic and lowered an AMO Aviation Enforcement Agent Emergency Medical Technician to the mountains under. The agent carried out an evaluation of the state of affairs on the bottom, and with the assistance of the native search and rescue crew packaged the hiker in a litter for hoist as much as the hovering helicopter. Again within the helicopter, the AMO EMT and a BORSTAR (Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue) Agent stabilized the hiker. The Black Hawk crew transported the girl to Canyon Vista Hospital, Sierra Vista for remedy.
“It’s immensely gratifying after we can leverage the identical capabilities we use to safe our border, to rescue a Citizen of the US in misery.” mentioned Deputy Director, Tucson Air Department, Hunter Robinson. “It’s about working with public service companions to make sure the protection and safety of our group.”
AMO safeguards our Nation by anticipating and confronting safety threats by way of our aviation and maritime regulation enforcement experience, revolutionary capabilities, and partnerships on the border and past. With federal brokers and mission help personnel, plane, and marine vessels working all through the US, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, AMO conducts its mission within the air and maritime environments at and past the border, and inside the nation’s inside.
