Helicopter Rescues Developmentally Disabled Man From Wilderness

LAS TRAMPAS REGIONAL WILDERNESS — A developmentally disabled man was rescued by helicopter from the Las Trampas Regional Wilderness on Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. He was taken to a waiting ambulance so that he could be checked out at a local hospital as a precaution.

The CHP reports that the man called 911 shortly before 2 p.m. after he became separated from his care taker somewhere in the wilderness. A level-headed dispatcher for San Ramon Valley Fire was able to explain to him how to get his GPS location from his phone.

Armed with the man's exact location, a CHP helicopter found him 100 feet off a trail and in a ravine. The chopper landed, and the crew got him on board and flew him to the ambulance.

The CHP, San Ramon Valley Fire Department and East Bay Regional Park personnel all worked together to get the vulnerable man to safety.

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