Watch Maine Forest Rangers Rescue An Injured Hiker From Katahdin

Maine forest rangers played a key role in the Monday morning rescue of a hiker injured after a fall on Maine’s tallest mountain. A 61-year-old from Utah was climbing the Cathedral Trail with a companion on Saturday when he fell 10 to 15 feet, according to Eben Sypitkowski, the director of Baxter State Park. The hiker and his companion spent the weekend atop the mountain when they were unable to descend quickly with the assistance of a park ranger and volunteers from Mahoosuc Search and Rescue, Sypitkowski said Monday. A Maine Forest Service video gives us a first-person view as rangers on Monday morning used a helicopter to airlift the injured hiker from the Hamlin Ridge Trail.