Sedona AZ (April 2, 2014) – On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the Sedona Fire District emergency crews responded to a reported injured hiker near the Devil’s Bridge. Upon arrival, SFD units determined that a 50 year old female, while hiking with her family, had fallen approximately 75 feet and sustained potentially life threatening injuries.

Quickly providing initial treatment for the injured patient, emergency crews carried her nearly ¾ of a mile to an awaiting off-road SFD vehicle. The patient was transported to a ground ambulance for transport to Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff.

Typically patients sustaining life threatening injuries in off road environments are transported by air ambulance to local area hospitals. With wind speeds of over of 20 miles per hour and wind gusts in excess of 35 miles per hour, no air ambulance was able to safely respond.

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