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Phoenix woman files claim after stretcher wildly spins during helicopter rescue

The 74-year-old hiker was lifted from a mountain in a stretcher that began to spin rapidly as it rose

By FireRescue1 Staff

PHOENIX — A 74-year-old hiker who was lifted from a mountain in a helicopter rescue has filed a notice of claim against the city of Phoenix after the stretcher she was in spun rapidly in the air.

The June rescue was captured in a video that went viral. Phoenix Fire Department officials said at the time that the woman was treated for dizziness and nausea in addition to injuries from a fall on the mountain, but did not suffer any other ill effects from the spinning.

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The woman’s attorney confirmed that the claim was filed but would not provide further details, according to KNXV.

“Sometimes, when we bring the helicopter up from the ground, [the basket] will start to spin,” Chief Pilot Paul Apolinar of the Phoenix Police Department’s aviation unit said shortly after the rescue.