Crime & Safety

Injured Hiker Airlifted In Lake Elsinore

A hiker was injured Sunday afternoon on the Skid Marks Trail in the Cleveland National Forest.

A scenic trail in Lake Elsinore.
A scenic trail in Lake Elsinore. (Ashley Ludwig/Patch)

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — An injured hiker was hoisted off a trail south of Lake Elsinore Sunday.

The injury was reported at 10:57 a.m. on the Skid Marks Trail in the Cleveland National Forest, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The hiker was pulled off the trail by a Riverside County sheriff's helicopter, flown to an awaiting ground ambulance and taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.

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