Park Rangers Rescue Hikers Stranded in Snow
From Times Wire Reports
Park rangers rescued four hikers who had become stranded in snow in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. One was airlifted to a hospital.
The sick hiker, Matthew Schultz, was in stable condition after treatment for hypothermia. The others, identified as Ivan Saldarriaga, Bryan Hendricks and Ryn McCall, were well enough to hike out with rangers.
“They were in pretty bad shape,” said Ryan Wilson, 26, one of a group of backpackers who helped the men. “Their gear was poor and their clothes were wet.”
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