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Oscar-Winning Animator Glen Keane Rescued From Mountain Hike by Helicopter: ‘I Really Needed Help’
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TheWrap
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…Glen Keane, an Oscar-winning animator who worked on Kobe Bryant‘s “Dear Basketball” and Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” was rescue by helicopter Wednesday after struggling on a mountain hike in Arizona.
Todd Keller later confirmed to AZFamily that the hiker was 72-year-old Keane, who was reportedly struggling with dizziness before requiring assistance making it down the mountain.
Keane was flown to the base of the mountain, where he was checked out by paramedics.
Keane, was born in Philadelphia to cartoonist Bil Keane, who was the creator of “The Family Circus.”
He was named a Disney Legend back in 2013, a year after he had retired from the studio.