Firefighters pull off 'epic' rescue of hikers in steep Brazilian park

Firefighters pull off 'epic' rescue of hikers in steep Brazilian park

An “epic” nighttime rescue on May 3 saved nine hikers and a guide stranded on a steep trail in Brazil’s Serra dos Órgãos National Park.

THP troopers, rangers working to rescue injured hiker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers are working to rescue a hiker who broke their leg while hiking near the Alum Cave trailhead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Around 8:15 a.m. Friday, THP reported that a strike team of state troopers specially trained in search and rescue were on the way to assist the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers with the rescue. …