Tennessee National Guard aircrew rescues stroke victim at Clingmans Dome
April 17, 2021

Sgt. First Class Tracy Banta begins hoist operations and lowers to the patient at the Double Springs Gap Shelter on the Appalachian Trail, April 15. Image courtesy of Tennessee National Guard

On Thursday, April 15, A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew performed an emergency air evacuation mission after a hiker suffered a stroke while on the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

The flight crew successfully transported the patient to UT Medical Center in Knoxville.