SMOKY MOUNTAINS, Tenn. (WATE) — A hiker has been injured in the Smokies on Sunday, according to Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
The hiker, who has not been identified, suffered a leg injury while on the Middle Prong Trail, according to Emily Davis with the National Park Service.
The trail is an 8.2-mile, round-trip hike that follows the Lynn Camp Prong.
The hiker was brought out of the Smokies and taken by LifeStar to a hospital.
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The details of the cause of the injury are currently unknown.
