It was a long Mother’s Day for rescue workers who worked for hours to free a hiker trapped in a remote area of Painted Canyon in Mecca.

 

The hiker sustained a leg injury while hiking around 1:30 Sunday afternoon.

 

Search teams included a helicopter crews, which finally found the hiker and rendered aid.

 

 

 

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