Oscar-Winning Disney Animator Rescued From Top of Mountain After Becoming Ill on Hike
Firefighters used a rope hoist to lift the 72-year-old animator to a helicopter after he reported dizziness and could not walk down.
- On Wednesday morning, Phoenix firefighters airlifted 72-year-old Academy Award-winning animator Glen Keane from Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley after he reported feeling dizzy and unable to descend the narrow ridge.
- Keane, who grew up in Arizona, started his hike around 6 a.m. with family members but became stranded on a narrow ledge after exhaustion and dizziness made descent impossible.
- Phoenix Fire Department crews utilized a steep rope angle system to safely hoist the animator into a helicopter; he was checked by paramedics at the mountain base and declined further medical treatment.
- "I knew that I really needed help," Keane noted, expressing gratitude for the crew's bravery while they worked on the dangerous narrow ledge during the extraction.
- Phoenix Fire Captain Todd Keller warned hikers that extreme heat poses dangers to both hikers and first responders, noting temperatures can rise 25 degrees within an hour and often exceed 110 degrees.
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Oscar-Winning Disney Animator Glen Keane Airlifted by Helicopter in Arizona Mountain Rescue
The creator of classic characters like Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’ and the Beast in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ had to be hoisted to safety after falling ill during a hike near his childhood home.
Legendary Disney animator Glen Keane was rescued after falling ill while hiking on Mummy Mountain in the US state of Arizona. The 72-year-old artist was pulled from the inaccessible area by members of the fire service with the help of a helicopter. Keane, an Oscar winner and one of the most talented animators for some of Disney's most famous films, was hiking on the mountain with his grandchildren when he began to feel dizzy and could no longer …
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