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.
Because it was quickly getting dark and the terrain was difficult, Wardens called Maine Forest Rangers for a helicopter. Rescuers cleared a space for the helicopter crew to get the hiker, who was safely airlifted to a waiting ambulance and brought to a local hospital, according to Franklin Search and Rescue.
