Injured hiker rescued from Sugarloaf Mountain in Frederick Co.

By Matt Small
May 2, 2021 | 1:10 PM

An injured hiker was rescued with the help of a Maryland State Police helicopter Saturday on Sugarloaf Mountain in Frederick County.

Police said the hiker slipped and fell down the mountain’s rock face.

Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 3, based at Frederick Municipal Airport, along with rescue crews from Frederick County and Montgomery County responded to the scene.

Due to terrain and obstacles, the pilots maneuvered to a steady hover position about 100 feet above rescue crews.

The hiker was then hoisted into the helicopter and flown to a Hagerstown hospital.

WTOP has reached out to Maryland State Police for additional information about the incident and the hiker’s condition.

Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd

By Catherine Chen
August 23, 2026 | 5:48 PM

The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another facility later this week. Zoo officials said the move is in Felix’s best interest because it will give her opportunities to socialize with other female elephants. Her interaction with other females have been limited since the zoo’s other female elephant died in 2024. “We will all miss her but having social companionship in a female herd is the best thing for Felix’s overall well-being,” Mammal Curator Erin Cantwell Grimm said.

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