Overview
- Calls came in around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday reporting a man stranded near the top of Echo Canyon.
- Phoenix Fire postponed a night rescue because of darkness and difficult terrain, staying in contact as he appeared uninjured.
- A Phoenix Police helicopter first located the hiker during routine flights over the area.
- Crews used a drone to deliver an emergency blanket, water, and a phone to the man before daylight.
- Rescuers were inserted by air and the man was flown off the mountain around 9 a.m., with the trail still closed and any citation undetermined.