WATCH: Local crews help rescue injured Pacific Crest Trail hiker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2xM4TRWIuU&feature=youtu.be&a
SNOQUALMIE -- A local helicopter crew helped rescue an injured hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail Monday, officials said.
King County Air Support dispatched Monday afternoon to calls of a hiker who broke his ankle on the Pacific Crest Trail near Snoqualmie Pass. The hiker was rescued without incident, officials said, and taken to a Kittitas County hospital for treatment.
The Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance trail that spans the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges from the Mexico to Canada borders.
Watch the video above for more on the rescue.