A medical flight crew from the Tennessee National Guard conducted an emergency air evacuation of a 56-year-old hiker suffering chest pains along the Appalachian Trail on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
At approximately 1:00 p.m., a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and crew assigned to the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, departed from Louisville and flew to Derrick Knob Shelter just outside of Gatlinburg.
After, a 20-minute flight, the aircraft landed at UT Medical Center where the patient was rushed to the emergency room. The entire rescue mission took less than one hour.