Woman rescued after becoming ill near Mount Charleston trail
July 4, 2017 - 2:57 pm
A hiker was rescued after becoming ill on Mount Charleston and taken by Mercy Air to a Las Vegas hospital on Tuesday. (Steve Andrascik/Boulder City Review file)
A 50-year-old woman was rescued by the Clark County Fire Department just before noon Tuesday after passing out near the Mary Jane Falls Trail on Mount Charleston.
The woman has a history of cancer and heart conditions, said Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Grant Rogers.
She was found conscious but not alert and was taken by Mercy Air to a Las Vegas hospital, Rogers said.
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