The Tennessee National Guard conducted an emergency air evacuation mission after two Appalachian Trail hikers became stranded in the wilderness surrounded by cliffs and drop-offs.
Staff Sgt. Ryan McKnight lowers Staff Sgt. John Sharbel during a recovery mission on the Appalachian Trail, Dec. 31, 2022. Local authorities requested help from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Tennessee National Guard to rescue two stranded hikers the morning of New Year’s Eve.mission, and Tennessee National Guardsmen, assigned to 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion in Knoxville, began preparing a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.
A medical flight crew of five – two pilots, two flight paramedics and the crew chief – left shortly after 8 a.m. local time and located the hikers at 8:45 a.m. Staff Sgt. Ryan McKnight pulls a patient onboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a recovery mission on the Appalachian Trail, Dec. 31, 2022. Local authorities requested help from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Tennessee National Guard to rescue two stranded hikers the morning of New Year’s Eve. The two hikers were airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center where they recovered from minor injuries before being released.
Staff Sgt. John Sharbel, one of the paramedics, led the on-ground hoist mission. Crew chief Staff Sgt. Ryan McKnight was seen in one image shared by the Tennessee National Guard lowering Sharbel down from the helicopter to reach the two stranded hikers. McKnight later is seen pulling up one of the patients into the Blackhawk.
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