Injured Hiker Airlifted Off Appalachian Trail in Maine

Injured hiker airlifted off Appalachian Trail in Maine

Rescue crews took to the Appalachian Trail near East Madrid to locate the hiker, but opted to call in a helicopter crew as darkness approached.

Hiker airlifted off the Appalachian Trail in western Maine after injuring leg

Rescuers airlifted a hiker with an injured leg from the Appalachian Trail in western Maine on Monday. Franklin Search and Rescue took the trail near East Madrid Monday evening to help wardens from the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and firefighters from Phillips, Kingfield and Rangeley to evacuate the hiker, Franklin Search and Rescue said in a Facebook post. Wardens and members of Franklin Search and Rescue clear an area of d…