The caller advised that he parked his Nissan at the beginning of the trail and walked for about two hours before realizing that he got on the wrong trail.
The man said that he needed assistance as he was no longer on any trail, he had very little water left, and he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
Cochise County Search and Rescue responded to the area along with air support from Cochise Air and an Arizona Department of Public Safety Ranger helicopter. Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, Cochise Air located the subject visually before hoisting a Deputy to the ground a short distance away to hike into the location where the man was at. The Deputy located the male subject who was medically assessed and short hauled out of the area by DPS Ranger.
The male subject, 66 years old from Michigan, was lifted to The Thing off of Interstate-10 where he was checked again by medics and was treated for minor cuts and bruises and released from the scene.
Sheriff Dannels said, “This is just one instance where having air support with immediate response capabilities helped our staff fulfill our mission to keep our citizens and our visitors safe. We applaud the helicopter team and our amazing personnel for a job well done.”