Crime & Safety
Two Hikers Rescued Off San Jacinto Mountains
The trekkers were too fatigued to walk down the mountain and had to be airlifted off.
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By City News Service
Two fatigued hikers were airlifted off the San Jacinto Mountains, the Palm Springs Police Department reported Saturday.
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At 1:52 p.m. on Friday, a male hiker found two pooped-out women on the Cactus to Clouds Trail from Palm Springs to San Jacinto Peak, said Sgt. Frank Guarino of the Palm Springs Police Department. The two hikers could no longer walk and needed help to get down the mountain.
Crew members from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Air Operations Division and the Palm Springs Mounted Search and Rescue hoisted the hikers out by helicopter and flew them to the O’Donnell Golf Course in Palm Springs, said Guarino.
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One hiker was hospitalized and treated for general fatigue, the sergeant said. The other hiker said she was okay and did not need medical attention.
According to Guarino, the hikers began their trek at 2:30 a.m. and were found at 4,500 feet in elevation.
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