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A medical flight crew from the Tennessee National Guard conducted an emergency air evacuation of a hiker suffering chest pains along the Appalachian Trail, Sept. 20.
On Tuesday at around 12:30 p.m. emergency crews learned about a 56-year-old hiker who was suffering "cardiac distress" at the Derrick Knob Shelter.
The hiker was carried down the Alum Cave Trail to a point where the helicopter could pick up and transport the person to UT Medical Center.
Tennessee National Guardsmen rescued a hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tuesday who became severely ill while on the Appalachian Trail.
10 CLINGMANS DOME, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew responded to an emergency air evacuation mission after a victim suffered a stroke while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park area, April 15. At approximately 9 a.m., the Tennessee Military Department and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency were notified of a possible stroke victim near Clingmans Dome along the Appalachian Trail, needing immediate medical care. At 9:40 a.m., the Tennessee National Guard received the official mission request. A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the Tenn...