Two hikers suffering from altitude sickness on a New Mexico mountain managed to signal for help just before their cell phones died, prompting an eight-hour rescue mission.
According to a Facebook post by Cibola Search and Rescue, the hikers were on the popular La Luz trail in the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque on Monday. They reportedly reached the Sandia Crest, which forms the high point of the range at 10,678 feet in elevation but began to experience symptoms of altitude sickness upon their descent.
