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Fire crews carry injured hiker off steep terrain near Bell Pass
A woman was hurt when a cactus fell and struck her head near Scottsdale’s Bell Pass Trail early Saturday. Scottsdale and Phoenix rescue teams reached her about two miles into steep terrain and took her to a trauma center.
A woman was taken to a local trauma center Saturday after a falling cactus struck her head on a trail near Scottsdale, prompting a joint technical rescue by Scottsdale and Phoenix fire crews.
The incident was reported at about 7:09 a.m. near Bell Pass Trail, close to 10400 E. Bell Road, according to the Scottsdale Fire Department. Crews hiked roughly two miles into steep terrain to reach her.
Paramedic teams using electric bikes treated and stabilized the hiker on the trail. Rescuers then used a large wheeled stretcher and a utility terrain vehicle to bring her off the mountain for further evaluation.
Authorities did not release the woman’s identity or details about her condition.