U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by Jerry Glaser.
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO) UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of a hiker near Mammoth Cave in the Franklin Mountains.
On August 30, in the early afternoon, an AMO El Paso Air Branch UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter and crew assisted El Paso County Combined Search and Rescue (COMSAR) by hoist-lifting and evacuating an injured hiker who fell from a cliff near Mammoth Cave. The Black Hawk helicopter aircrew hoisted the hiker and six COMSAR rescue crew members 180 feet into the aircraft to make the rescue.
The UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew transported the hiker directly to a local hospital for treatment.
“This is our fourth rescue mission conducted with El Paso County Combined Search and Rescue in the month of August,” said El Paso Air Branch Director Efren Gonzalez. “The important lifesaving coordination and training we conduct with our local COMSAR partners has really paid off with these life-saving missions.”
A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew responded to the area and collaborated with COMSAR on a rescue mission.
The COMSAR team assessed the injured hiker on the ground and requested he be transported to the trauma hospital. The teams landed and transferred the patient to medical personnel for further intensive care due to the severity of his injuries.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations video by Ozzy Trevino.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Air and Marine Operations is an operational component of CBP. AMO conducts its mission in the air and maritime environments throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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