From KTNV: A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer is dead this morning after a rescue on Mount Charleston.
According to LVMPD, a call was received at about 8:50 p.m. for a stranded hiker above Mary Jane Falls.
The police officer, part of the search and rescue team, was lowered to the hiker by helicopter.
During the rescue, the officer became separated from the hiker and fell from a cliff.
The police officer died from his injuries.
There is no information yet on the identity of the police officer. http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/Las-Vegas-police-officer-dies-during-rescue-on-Mount-Charleston-216563581.html
Here is the LVMPD Search and Rescue web site: http://lvmpdsar.blogspot.com/
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