Hikers rescued a transient man who was living by the Javelina Trail on South Mountain.
According to the Phoenix Fire Department, a 50-year-old man with an "altered mental status" was on the trail and in need of assistance. A mountain biker came across the man who was lying down.
Crews were able to reach the man and started IV fluid treatments on him before carrying him down the mountain.
NOW: Crews saving a man from South Mountain in this extreme heat #abc15 pic.twitter.com/9XvMuGmIzz
— Katie Conner (@KatieJConner) June 20, 2016
