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| Dr. Elise Heon |
A Toronto physician and Riverdale resident has been rescued from a ledge in a canyon in Sedona Arizona after she had not been heard from for about 24 hours. Elise Heon, 50, is an ophthalmologist at the Hospital for Sick Children and an ophthalmology science professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Heon was lifted by rescuers from the isolated perch and flown to safety by helicopter on Friday. Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said a rescue chopper was dispatched when Dr. Heon was heard yelling for help around 8 a.m. Friday. She was stranded on a narrow ledge about 800 feet from the bottom of the canyon. Fourteen rescuers were stationed 180 feet above Dr. Heon before she was pulled out of the canyon by helicopter around 5 p.m. She could be seen waving at people as she was flown out of the canyon by a mechanical rope and harness. Although her condition is unknown is it clear the doctor is mobile and making decisions.
