Man rescued off Piestewa Peak after he hiked off trail in bad weather
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Posted: 01/26/2013
PHOENIX - An adult male was rescued off the top of Piestewa Peak in Phoenix on Saturday night.
Jonathan Jacobs with the Phoenix Fire Department said, the man walked off the trail and got lost in bad weather.
A rescue helicopter was unable to fly to search for the man because of bad weather in the area.
The man was escorted down the mountain safely by PFD and he was uninjured.
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