LINVILLE, N.C. — A hiker trapped on a mountain was saved by search and rescue crews.
Burke County Search and Rescue posted on Facebook, saying it was called to a report of an injured hiker on Shortoff Mountain just before midnight. The hiker was unable to move because their foot had been impaled by a tent stake.
***SAR*** On Thursday February 10th at approximately 11:50pm, Burke SAR was dispatched to a report of an injured hiker...
Posted by Burke County Search And Rescue on Friday, February 11, 2022
Rescuers were able to reach the hiker by about 2 a.m. Friday, The Associated Press reported.
It took approximately eight hours to get the injured hiker down the mountain safely.
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