.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Agencies rescued a hiker who had been stranded in the Gila National Forest during a flash flood over the weekend. (Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air Marine Operations) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Multiple agencies worked together to rescue a hiker who had been stranded in the Gila National Forest due to flash flooding over the weekend. Francisco River, near what they call “the big dry.” The hiker had been trapped for four days and had hurt his head after losing his footing and falling during the flash flood, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air Marine Operations.