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El Paso Fire Department looking for multiple hikers on Franklin Mountains

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UPDATE: El Paso Fire Department posted at around 2:30 p.m. the hiker on Smugglers Pass was found and brought down the mountain. Crews are evaluating the hiker to determine if medical treatment is needed.


UPDATE: El Paso Fire Department posted at around 1:35 p.m. the hiker on Aztec Trail was successfully found and brought down the mountain. Crews are currently evaluating the hiker to determine if medical treatment is needed.


EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Fire Department is responding to multiple calls of hikers in need of assistance on the Franklin Mountains.

At around 12:25 p.m., the department posted on X that their Combined Search and Rescue Team was responding to reports of a hiker who fell near the Aztec Cave Trail.

Later, at around 1:00 p.m., the department posted their COMSAR teams are also responding to a separate report of a hiker in need near Smugglers Pass.

We will continue to update this article as we learn more information.

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