Firefighters rescue injured hiker from Franklin Mountains
EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso firefighters performed a mountain rescue Sunday morning after a hiker sustained serious injuries to her leg and head.
Units responded to the west side of the Franklin Mountains half a mile south of Loop 375 between mile markers 17 and 18, according to a spokesperson with the El Paso fire department.
The spokesperson said the firefighters found a group of four hikers. One of them, a women in her 50s, had serious injuries to her leg and head.
Firefighters carried her off the mountain by helicopter. She was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
