Happy to report the 74 year old woman who required helicopter rescue after an injury sustained during a hike on a Phoenix mountain is in stable condition despite her whirlwind trip to the hospital. Air turbulence is reportedly what caused the rescue basket to start spinning and is a rare but know phenomenon in helicopter rescues. No telling what centrifugal forces she experience but suffice to say significant:

Helicopter rescue of injured hiker in Arizona spins out of control

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