BAXTER STATE PARK – A hiker was rescued by a helicopter and taken to a Bangor hospital after encountering several medical problems near Chimney Pond on Tuesday afternoon, officials said Thursday.
The Maine Army National Guard MEDEVAC team flew the hiker, identified only as a 23-year-old male, to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after Baxter State Park rangers determined that he needed immediate treatment there.
The man, who was suffering from hypothermia, bleeding and neurological issues, arrived at the hospital and was admitted in stable condition, Maine Army National Guard officials said.
The patient was near Chimney Pond adjoining Mt. Katahdin, which made landing an aircraft unlikely, so he was lifted out of the park using the MEDEVAC hoist system and evaluated by a National Guard medic on-board, officials said.
It was the second helicopter rescue in Baxter State Park this month. A 53-year-old female hiker who injured her leg was rescued using a Maine Forest Service helicopter June 4.
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