I Hike Appalachian Trail

A hiker was rescued off Maine's Saddleback Mountain yesterday (I believe yesterday, the date was not released in the article) after NorthStar EMS and Rangeley Fire department spent 11 hours on the rescue.

At 9:45 am a call was received by the rescue team that there was a hiker that had been sick and vomiting and unable to climb down the mountain. Carl Blondell and Jeremy O'Neil were the two paramedics assigned to hike to the victim. After four hours, making their way up the steep and rugged terrain through two thunderstorm, they reached the unidentified hiker. The "Hasty Team" then provided emergency care and informed base crew of his condition. Another rescue crew made it up the mountain a short while later and administered medication and fluids, which improved his condition enough to make it down the mountain to an ambulance.

The hiker is doing fine.