Knee injury prompts police rescue at Red Rock trail

Snow blankets the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Tuesday, Feb 24, 2015. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By KIMBER LAUX LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 11, 2015 - 2:03 pm

Las Vegas police search and rescue are rescuing an injured hiker from Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

The 31-year-old woman has a knee injury, according to Metro spokesman Jesse Roybal.

Officers got the call at 1:51 p.m., Roybal said. The search and rescue air unit and the Las Vegas Fire Department responded to the call.

Metro was “en route to help injured hiker on the Pine Creek Canyon Trail at Red Rock Canyon,” the department tweeted at 2:32 p.m.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Contact Kimber Laux at klaux@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @lauxkimber.

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