Mother Airlifted After Mountain Biking Crash In OC

TRABUCO CANYON, CA — On Sunday, the Orange County Sheriff's Department Helicopter Duke 3 Sunday airlifted a woman to a hospital who had been injured while mountain biking with her son at Whiting Ranch Regional Park, authorities said.

The rescue effort began about 10:45 a.m., sheriff's Lt. Lloyd Downing said.

Paramedics were lowered from the helicopter to the woman to triage her injuries and prepare her to be hoisted to safety, Downing said. She was taken to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Downing said.

It was unclear what condition the mother was in, as of Monday, however according to OCSD, Park rangers took the woman's 10-year-old son from the park to the hospital to be with his mother.

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