Overview
- Arizona Department of Public Safety crews used their Ranger 1 helicopter to winch a BASE jumper off a cliff after the jumper became wedged against rock.
- The agency posted two point-of-view videos that show a system operator locating the jumper, a rescue specialist lowered to the ledge, and the specialist attaching a hoist cable before ascending.
- Footage shows part of the jumper’s wingsuit flailing while the person was trapped on the edge of the formation and being secured by the specialist.
- After the helicopter extraction the crew transported the jumper to a nearby trailhead and transferred them to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office for on-the-ground care.
- The jumper’s identity and medical condition were not released in initial reports, and the rescue underscores the hazards of extreme recreation in the rugged Superstition Mountains and the reliance on aerial technical rescues.