Highlights
- An injured woman was rescued from the Hole in the Rock hiking area near Galvin Parkway and Van Buren Street around 8:30 a.m. Friday.
- Phoenix and Tempe fire crews used ground ladders, rope systems, and a big wheel to bring her down safely.
- The woman sustained a lower leg injury after a fall; no condition update was provided in the department's release.
Phoenix and Tempe fire crews rescued an injured woman from the Hole in the Rock hiking area in Phoenix Friday morning, deploying ladders, rope systems, and a specialized transport device to bring her off the rock face.
Rescue teams were called to the site, near Galvin Parkway and Van Buren Street, around 8:30 a.m., according to Arizona's Family, which first reported the rescue. The woman had fallen and sustained a lower leg injury while hiking.
Firefighters used a big wheel, a specialized device designed to haul people down uneven or difficult trails, to complete the extraction. Video and photos shared by Phoenix Fire showed crews working a steep ladder and ropes to slide the woman off the edge of the rock on a stretcher.
"Rescue technicians were able to safely extract an adult female who fell and sustained a lower leg injury while hiking at the hole in the rock," the Phoenix Fire Department posted on X. "Crews used ground ladders, rope systems, and a big wheel to get her down safely."
No further condition update was included in the department's release. The rescue was reported by Arizona's Family journalist Alexis Cortez.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 31/07/2026 23:00
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