Person Survives 5 Days Trapped In Crash Wreck Amid Triple Digit Temps

KERN COUNTY, CA — A person was rescued after spending nearly five days trapped at the bottom of a deep ravine in Southern California as temperatures hoovered near the triple-digit mark, according to authorities.

Kern County officials responded around 11 a.m. Saturday to a report of a vehicle in a ravine in the Sheep’s Trail area off Comanche Point Road between Arvin and Stallion Springs, authorities said. At the scene, they found a badly damaged pickup at the bottom of a 100-foot cliff with a person inside who had been injured and immobilized since Aug. 29, according to the Kerns County Fire Department.

Temperatures in the nearby Lancaster area reached highs above 100 degrees Aug. 29-30, according to the National Weather Service, which reported the high topped out at 97 degrees Aug. 31.

Emergency personnel built a rope rescue system and lowered a firefighter down to the victim, then sent three more to secure the injured party in a basket and raise the person to safety, authorities said. The victim was transported by ambulance and then flown to a local hospital, according to authorities.