Phoenix fire crews rescued a man off of Mummy Mountain on July 29 after he reported feeling ill while hiking.
The hiker, identified as Academy Award-winning animator Glen Keane by 12 News, told officials he could not continue his descent down the mountain, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. Crews used a helicopter to hoist him off the mountain, near 57th Place and Glen Drive in Paradise Valley. At the bottom, he was transferred to a waiting ambulance and was assessed.
According to fire officials, he refused transportation to a hospital. All firefighters were able to get off the mountain safely.
Keane is a longtime animator for Disney, and his film credits include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Tarzan and the Princess
and the Frog. He won an Oscar alongside Kobe Bryant for Dear Basketball, an animated short film.
Corina Vanek covers development for The Arizona Republic. Reach her at cvanek@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on X @CorinaVanek.
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