Injured hiker taken by FireSTAR after rescue

UPDATE: (7:09PM) FireSTAR helped ComSAR to bring the patient off the mountain. The hiker received injuries that are not considered life-threatening and was taken to an area hospital for further evaluation and treatment. ComSAR team making their way down the mountain and returning to the stations.

UPDATE: (6:30PM) El Paso Fires said the patient has been assessed and is being brought down the mountain by ComSAR.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - The El Paso Fire Department reports that members of the Combined Search and Rescue team or ComSAR responded to Transmountain near MM 17 for a hiker in need of aid.

The call went out at 3:17 p.m. Sunday near Smugglers Trail.

ComSAR has made contact with the hiker and are working to help them down the trail.

This is a developing story and will be updated on-air and online as information becomes available.