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Phoenix firefighters rescue hiker on Camelback Mountain

Dustin Gardiner
The Republic | azcentral.com
Mountain rescue

Phoenix firefighters rescued a hiker stuck on the side of a Camelback Mountain cliff on Thursday morning.

Rescuers used ropes to rappel to the man and lower him to safety, said Capt. Aaron Ernsberger of the Phoenix Fire Department. The man was in his 20s and had no injuries.

The man told TV news crews after his rescue that he got stuck while rock climbing.