3 hikers rescued at the Organ Mountains
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – One injured hiker and two others were rescued in the Organ Mountains early Sunday morning by the Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue team and Las Cruces Fire Department. … Three hikers were rescued in the Organ Mountains, Texas, early Sunday morning by the Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue team and Las Cruces Fire Department. The rescue team responded with rescue equipment and a UTV, and were able to safely remove the hikers from the mountains by about 4 a.m. Sunday.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – One injured hiker and two others were rescued in the Organ Mountains early Sunday morning by the Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue team and Las Cruces Fire Department.
Emergency dispatchers say a 911 call was made by one of the hikers shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, adding that the hiker said one of them was injured and needed to be removed from rough terrain near trails leading to the Needles area of the Organ Mountains.
LCFD Technical Rescue members and firefighters, and the Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue all reached the hikers shortly after midnight Sunday and were able to safely remove the hikers from the mountains by about 4 a.m. Sunday. Altogether, eight LCFD members responded with rescue equipment and a UTV.