Our national parks are logging record numbers, and that includes hikers who are looking for any source of recreation during the lockdowns of the pandemic.
But hiking in unfamiliar areas can sometimes be dangerous.
And with communities spread far and wide in the desert Southwest, rescue crews from Nellis Air Force Base are getting called out more and more for help.
An aircrew from Nellis Airforce Base’s 66 th Rescue Squadron and pararescuemen assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron helped rescue four teenage hikers stranded in Pine Valley, Utah.
The entire rescue mission took close to 11 hours to complete with several Pave Hawk helicopters unique to the United States Air Force, assisting the mission.
Tech Sgt. David Craig, Parajumper, 58th Rescue Squadron; Lt. Col. David A. Pouska, Commander, 66th Rescue Squadron; Master Sgt. Greg Fellows, Aviator, 66th Rescue Squadron
