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San Francisco Peaks Missing Hiker Rescued
Flagstaff AZ (January 14, 2013) – On Saturday, January 12, 2013, at about 9:30 p.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an overdue hiker on the San Francisco Peaks. The hiker, a 53 year old male from Scottsdale, Arizona, was reported quite late from a day hike by his family. The initial information indicated that he was planning to hike into the Inner Basin...
Rescuers Battle Zero Wind Chill to Save Man in Mine Shaft
Meteor Crater in Arizona
Flagstaff, AZ (January 11, 2013) – Parminder Singh, 28, of Union City, California, was rescued from the floor of a vertical mine shaft in the bottom of Meteor Crater. The rescue was conducted by a multi-agency response team involving more than thirty rescuers from three different agencies. The rescue lasted more than eight hours in temperatures of 20 degrees and below,...