Hiker Airlifted From Bump And Grind Trail In Palm Desert

PALM DESERT, CA — A hiker was recovering Monday from moderate injuries after being rescued from a trail in Palm Desert.

Rescue crews from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department responded to a report of an inaccessible rescue involving one person at around 10:15 a.m. Sunday, northwest of the Bump and Grind trail entrance, near the end of Fred Waring Drive and CA-111.

Upon making contact, a sheriff's department Rescue9 helicopter hoisted the hiker to the designated landing zone, where a ground ambulance was waiting to take the victim to a hospital.

The hiker's gender and age were not immediately available.