Crime & Safety
Injured Hiker Airlifted Near Lake Elsinore
A hiker had to be hoisted to safety by helicopter from a trail near Alberhill Saturday afternoon after suffering an injury.
LAKE ELSINORE, CA — An injured hiker was hoisted off a trail north of Lake Elsinore by a rescue helicopter before being hospitalized Saturday.
The Riverside County Fire Department got a call at 10:50 a.m. Saturday that the hiker was injured on a trail near Dale Court and Lincoln Street in the unincorporated community of Alberhill.
A Riverside County Sheriff's Department helicopter was used to hoist the injured hiker off the trail to an awaiting ground ambulance, fire officials said.
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The hiker was then evaluated by paramedics before being taken to a hospital with minor injuries to a lower extremity.
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