A hiker in the Smokies is rescued by the Tennessee National Guard

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Thanks to the teamwork of the Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) an the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) who were either altered by the hiker himself or a relative of the hiker who contacted the authorities of the missing person who suffered a severe illness even though what the illness was not released to the public by the authorities. The hiker who was not released to the public was hiking in a remote area in the Smoky Mountains National Park about one mile and a half from Clingmans Dome when a search team the flight crew that left McGhee-Tyson Air National Base was able to find the hiker. The members of the helicopter crew as well as park rangers were able to take the hiker by helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center to be treated for his medical condition. The condition of the hiker is not known at this time. Link is msn.com/en-us/news/...