ComSAR rescues injured hiker in Franklin Mountains
Apr 05, 2025
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Fire's Combined Search and Rescue (ComSAR) team deployed and assisted an injured hiker on Saturday afternoon, April 5 in the Tom Mays Unit located inside the Franklin Mountains State Park.
Rescue crews made contact with the hiker and helped them down off the moun
tain, a Fire Department spokesperson said.
The hiker appeared to have an broken ankle and was transported Code 1 (minor, non-life-threatening), the spokesperson said.
The call came in at about 12:30 p.m. and nine people went out on the rescue mission, the spokesperson said.
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