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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter helped rescue two hikers in West Texas and New Mexico over the weekend.

A hiker in Franklin Mountains was severely dehydrated and needed an air rescue to an ambulance.

A second hiker in the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces, New Mexico, was rescued about an hour later after they started having chest pains and numb fingers.

EL PASO, Texas - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter performed two mountain rescue operations over the weekend in the Franklin and Organ mountains.

Franklin Mountains rescue

Officials said the El Paso Air Branch was called to assist in a hoist rescue of a dehydrated hiker in Franklin Mountains on Saturday.

Using a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the crew lowered a rescue specialist around 3 p.m. to

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