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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Lost hikers rescued from Mumford Bar area
( — Two hikers who were lost in the Mumford Bar area were rescued, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office. Video Above: National Park Safety: Tips to know before you go PCSO said their dispatch received a GPS distress text from two hikers who lost the trail in the Mumford Bar area and ran out of food Friday night. Officials said dispatch told them to shelter in place for the night. A search and rescue team began searching for the men Saturday morning once sunlight was visible. The men were located, hoisted and flown back to the command post with the use of a Falcon 30 helicopter. From skid row to street barber: Modesto man restores dignity to the homeless with haircuts Both men were found in good condition. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
24-04-2025
- CBS News
Injured skier rescued from Sierra Nevada in near total darkness
NEVADA COUNTY – An injured skier was rescued in near-total darkness far up the Nevada County high country, authorities say. According to the Placer County Sheriff's Office, back on the night of April 19, their Falcon 30 air unit responded to Castle Peak after getting a report about a skier with a broken femur. The skier was up at about the 8,000' level in steep, snowy terrain. Further complicating the rescue was the fact that the skier was very tall himself, standing about 6'8". The rescue operation took place in near total darkness, prompting the use of night vision goggles. Placer County Sheriff's Office Rescuers – which included the Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Cal Fire NEU – organized a highly technical night hoist rescue. First, a pair of paramedics were dropped about 250 yards from the skier so they could hike up to him. Then, with the help of night vision, Falcon 30 lowered another crew of specialists down to the skier. After some work, the skier was hoisted up to safety and flown over to the Boreal Ski Resort parking lot where a ride was waiting to take him to the hospital.
