Man rescued from Sierra Nevada after falling, sliding hundreds of feet
(FOX40.COM) — A 70-year-old man snowshoeing in the Sierra was rescued by a California Highway Patrol helicopter after falling more than two dozen feet down a steep ridge, according to CHP Valley Division Air Operations.
The man was walking near Castle Peak when he fell around 30 feet from the ridge side, falling onto his head and then sliding several hundred more feet downhill on snow and ice.
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Other people in the area were able to provide some aid to the man before personnel from CalStar, CHP and Truckee Fire arrived.
Once on scene, CHP's Helicopter 20 (H-20) dropped in two helicopter rescue technicians from Truckee Fire.
The two rescuers skied to the man and got him ready to be hoisted into the helicopter. Once onboard, the man was flown from the mountain face to a nearby landing zone.
A CalStar helicopter then collected the man and flew him to the Reno Renown Medical Center. The Truckee Fire rescuers were able to ski out of the area.
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