SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Emergency crews rescued a man who was injured while hiking near Parley’s Canyon on Thursday.

The Salt Lake City Fire Department says the incident happened on the Pencil Point Trail around 12:15 p.m.

Fire crews responded to a man in his 30s who had suffered a lower leg injury while hiking.

The man can be seen being lifted on a stretcher down a steep mountainside by multiple crew members.

  • (Courtesy of Salt Lake City Fire Department)
  • (Courtesy of Salt Lake City Fire Department)
  • (Courtesy of Salt Lake City Fire Department)
  • (Courtesy of Salt Lake City Fire Department)

The hiker received the necessary medical care after being safely brought down.

Officials say Company 13 and the Technical Rescue Team from Station 5 responded to assist with the rescue mission.