Crime & Safety
Injured Hiker Rescued From Montara Mountain
A CHP aircrew worked with Cal Fire, Coastside Fire, AMR and California State Parks to rescue an injured hiker.
PACIFICA, CA — First responders from multiple agencies worked together by land and air this week to reach an injured hiker and lift him to safety from Montara Mountain.
Cal Fire shared images of the California Highway Patrol's H30 helicopter as aircrews arrived to hoist the man to safety.
Watch as CAL FIRE, Coastside Fire Engine 44, and CHP perform a Montara Mountain Rescue. @CHP_HQ Golden Gate Air Operations H30 picked up the injured hiker and flew him out. Thank you @AMR_Social and CA State Parks San Mateo. We provided Advanced Life Support (ALS) care on the… pic.twitter.com/tuVwBCw0eE
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) November 7, 2024
Cal Fire's San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit worked with Coastside Fire, AMR, and California State Parks to provide care on the mountain. The CHP helicopter hoisted the hiker to safety and flew him to a nearby airport, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to the hospital.
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