AUSTIN – Last week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aircraft Operations Division (AOD) rescued a family of stranded hikers in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Culberson County. On Aug. 20, around 4:15 p.m., Guadalupe Mountains National Park Rangers alerted DPS’ AOD of a distressed family of hikers on the side of Guadalupe Peak. The family of three—which included a 23-year-old male, a 23-year-old female and a three-month-old infant—had started their hike mid-morning. Around […]
