72-Year-Old Equestrian Rescued from Mt. Diablo State Park

A California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted a 72-year-old woman from the Mt. Diablo State Park this morning after she fell off a horse, CHP and fire officials said. Emergency crews responded at around 11:10 a.m. to a report of a woman who had fallen from her horse on a trail inside the park, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Jim Howard said.

Howard said the woman was riding with a group along a single-track trail in a narrow canyon when she fell. Her helmet broke her fall but Howard said she was knocked unconscious for a brief period.

“She had a helmet on and the helmet cracked when she fell,” he said. The woman suffered injuries that were not considered life threatening, Howard said. He said she was airlifted out of the area because it was difficult for emergency crews to reach her. The helicopter landed at a baseball field within the Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area in Walnut Creek, where she was turned over to an ambulance for ground transport, Howard said.

By Bay City News

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