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leader Truman, as the team’s pilot flew one of the team’s two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters toward Zion National Park. When the team members arrived, they real- ized they had another problem. The helicopters would not be able to land near where the ranger had fallen. She was stuck in a place too narrow for choppers to go, stranded among the cliffs and the rock formations. The beautiful and famous sand- stone cliffs that attracted tourists from around the world were now the one thing this park ranger desperately wanted to do without. As the helicopter hovered high above, Cap- tain Truman had to figure out a plan. He had to lead his group. He had to search. He had to res- cue—and he had to do it quickly. A park ranger’s life depended on it. Later, in the final chapter “Mission Accom- plished,” find out how Captain Truman and his team came up with the rescue solution. First, find out more about these brave and creative lifesavers.

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