Crime & Safety

Hiker Rescued From Remote Area In Riverside County

The hiker was extracted from the trail with minor injuries, officials said.

INDIO HILLS, CA — Firefighters Saturday rescued a hiker from a remote area in a trail northeast of Indio Hills.

Crews responded to the trail north of Terra Lago Golf Club around 9:10 a.m. Saturday to a report of a hiker with a lower extremity injury, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The hiker was extracted from the trail with minor injuries, officials said.

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An awaiting ground ambulance took the hiker to a hospital.

— City News Service

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