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A hiker suffering from an injury has been rescued after emergency and military crews responded to a 911 call by Anderson Lake north of Dartmouth.

Halifax spokesperson Brendan Elliott told Global News that two men had been hiking and one of the hikers had a bad back. He said it’s unknown if the injury was pre-existing or occurred during the hike, but it was determined that he would not be able to walk anymore.

The pair did not have a phone, Elliott said, so the uninjured man walked about an hour “back to civilization” where he was able to get a phone and call 911.

Elliott said the call came in about 3:15 p.m.

Pat Kline, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency’s acting division commander, told Global News a drone had been launched but could not reach the man. They relocated, but by that time a police officer had already reached the man.

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Elliott said the police officer had been led by the man’s partner to where the man was.

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At about 4:30 p.m. Elliott said they called for assistance from 14 Wing Greenwood which dispatched a Cormorant helicopter.

He said the military was taking over the rescue as the man was on Department of National Defence property.

As of 7 p.m., Elliott said a division commander informed him that the man had been rescued.

Prior to the helicopter’s arrival, Elliott said that EHS had taken a boat across the lake and were with the man keeping him stabilized until the Cormorant.

He said the hiker was placed into a basket lowered by the helicopter, brought into the aircraft, transported to Windsor Park where an ambulance was waiting and he was taken to hospital.

Elliott added that the injuries are non-life threatening but “are pretty serious.”