Tennessee National Guard rescues a hiker who was in a park
@Deepizzaguy (118667)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
February 25, 2026 2:11pm CST
A flight crew from the Tennessee National Guard answered an emergency call from a male hiker who was suffering from cold weather symptoms when he was in the Double Springs Gap Shelter in the Great Smoky National Park in the Gatlinburg area on Tuesday.
The hiker used a Garmin inReach to call for help. The Tennessee National Guard sent a helicopter to the area where the hiker was in need of being rescued.
The Guardsmen arrived at the area where the hiker needed to be rescued in about 15 minutes when a flight paramedic was able to rescue the hiker were hoisted to the helicopter and taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where the hiker is being treated for exposure to the cold weather.
Link is msn.com/en-us/news/us/...
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@Deepizzaguy (118667)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Feb
I am in agreement with you.
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@Deepizzaguy (118667)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Feb
So am I happy that the hiker was rescued.
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@RasmaSandra (94682)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Feb
Glad the hiker was rescued but I have always thought people should not go hiking alone,
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@Ineeddentures (18799)
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25 Feb
Ah well at least he didn't die.
That's a good thing
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@innertalks (23540)
• Australia
25 Feb
It sounds as if this hiker was hiking alone; always a dangerous thing to do in bad inclement climate conditions. At least, he had communication equipment with him, and I bet he was glad that he did, and so was rescued.
@Deepizzaguy (118667)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Feb
You are right that hiking alone is dangerous.
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@LindaOHio (214842)
• United States
19h
The hiker is lucky that he had something to communicate with.
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