Overview
- Keane was airlifted from Mummy Mountain after becoming exhausted and unable to descend on July 29, prompting a helicopter hoist by Phoenix and Tempe crews.
- A week later Keane visited Phoenix Fire Station 12 to personally thank the rescuers and gave them an original drawing that reads “Our family helping your family.”
- Paramedics checked Keane at the landing zone and he declined hospital transport after the July 29 extraction.
- The Phoenix Police Department’s Firebird helicopter that helped with the hoist was taken out of service for several weeks for repairs following the rescue.
- Officials say the extraction was a routine but risky hoist operation on steep, slippery rock and they used the visit to warn hikers about heat, changing trail conditions, and risks to both hikers and first responders.