Two fire departments responded Saturday morning after a woman was struck in the head by a cactus as she was hiking along Bell Pass Trail in Scottsdale, authorities said.
Scottsdale Fire Department and Phoenix Fire Department technical rescue crews responded about 7:10 a.m. Oct. 17 to the trail near 10400 E. Bell Road after receiving information about the incident.
Scottsdale crews contacted the hiker about two miles from the trailhead in steep terrain, according to a release, which added Scottsdale Fire Department paramedic e-bike teams also responded and treated and stabilized the patient.