Injured Hiker Rescued From Mount Tamalpais On Mother's Day

MARIN COUNTY, CA – A woman hiking with her family on Mother's Day had to be rescued after she was injured in a fall on Mount Tamalpais.

The 53-year-old Pleasant Hill woman was injured while hiking on the steep Matt Davis Trail, according to the California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Air Division.

The Marin County Fire Department broadcast a report about the incident around 3:15 p.m. and a CHP H-30 helicopter responded to the scene. Ground units from the Marin County Fire Department, Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire Department and California State Parks also supported the rescue effort.

The woman was placed in the helicopter's rescue basket and flown to Stinson Beach, where paramedics and an ambulance were waiting, according to the CHP. She is expected to make a full recovery.

"The patient is expected to fully recover from this Mother's Day hike with a dramatic ending," officials said.

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