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Injured hiker rescued on Mount Charleston trail

Updated May 27, 2017 - 8:38 pm

A hiker fell and was stranded in Mount Charleston on Saturday afternoon before search and rescue units found him.

Officers were notified about 1:06 p.m. that a hiker who fell at Mary Jane Falls trail was stranded, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

The hiker has been recovered and is being transported to a hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, Metro said.

Contact Bianca Cseke at bcseke@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @biancacseke1 on Twitter.

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