Firefighters Rescue Transient From Guadalupe Reservoir Ravine

SANTA CLARA VALLEY, CA — A man who fell down a ravine in Santa Clara County was rescued early this morning after being spotted by passersby on a nearby road, a battalion chief said. Fire crews responded at about 12:35 a.m. Thursday to the area of Hicks Road where people reported seeing someone using a flashlight toward them from down a ravine near the Guadalupe Reservoir, Santa Clara County Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Sadler said.

Crews used a wheeled Stokes basket to rescue the man and bring him up to Hicks Road, Sadler said.

He was a transient who apparently fell while setting up camp for the night and went about 10 feet down a rock face, suffering a broken lower leg and various cuts and bruises, according to Sadler.

He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.

By Bay City News Service

Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone