Crime & Safety
Woman Who Fell Down Trail Saved In Dramatic Air Rescue In Alamo
The California Highway Patrol hoisted the woman, who had fallen from a horse, into the helicopter. Video shows how they saved her.
ALAMO, CA — A woman who fell off a horse on a trail northeast of Green Valley Road in the Alamo area of unincorporated Contra Costa County today was saved in a dramatic air rescue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman, who is in her fifties, is expected to survive mild to moderate injuries she suffered in a fall that occurred around noon, according to flight officer paramedic Shaun Bouyea.
Fire district officials got a call about the accident at 12:04 p.m. and requested an air rescue. As the helicopter hovered at 75 feet, a paramedic was lowered to the woman. He secured her in a rescue apparatus and the two were lifted up to the helicopter, according to Bouyea. The woman was flown to a landing zone roughly a mile away, fire officials said.
By Bay City News
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Video, photo courtesy CHP - Golden Gate Division Air Operations
