{"id":723510,"date":"2026-04-12T21:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/723510\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T21:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:01:11","slug":"hiker-bicyclist-rescued-from-south-mountain-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/723510\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiker, bicyclist rescued from South Mountain in Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 A hiker and a bicyclist were rescued from South Mountain after being injured in separate incidents Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Around 8:30 a.m., firefighters responded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Rm2mBDwB5dgn6nza8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Rm2mBDwB5dgn6nza8\">Pima Canyon trailhead<\/a> after reports of a woman who had injured her leg, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A hiker and a bicyclist were rescued from South Mountain after being injured in separate...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZYJRE5RIIFC6NGGYNO3G3E3U6E.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>A hiker and a bicyclist were rescued from South Mountain after being injured in separate incidents Sunday morning.(Phoenix Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Crews hiked to the woman and used a brush truck, a vehicle designed for off-road terrain, to bring her safely back to the trailhead. She declined to go to the hospital and was released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">About an hour later, firefighters responded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mX9v4sdecxRrFHt47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mX9v4sdecxRrFHt47\">Corona de Loma trailhead<\/a> after reports of a man who had hurt his leg while biking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Crews hiked to the man and used the Phoenix Firebird helicopter to hoist him to safety. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">These rescues follow a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2026\/04\/11\/phoenix-area-firefighters-make-4-mountain-rescues-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2026\/04\/11\/phoenix-area-firefighters-make-4-mountain-rescues-saturday\/\">busy Saturday for firefighters across the Valley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Crews rescued three people from Phoenix mountains on Saturday, including South Mountain, Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain. A fourth person was rescued from Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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