Crime & Safety
Youth Horseback Rider Hurt Near Temecula, Airlifted To Hospital
A rescue helicopter was dispatched to the area to transport the victim to a waiting air ambulance, fire officials said.
AGUANGA, CA — A youth who was injured while horseback riding in a remote area of Aguanga was airlifted to a hospital Wednesday afternoon.
County fire officials received reports of the injury at 3:43 p.m. at a trail near the intersection of Indian Rock Road and Bay Meadow Way, according to department spokesman Rob Roseen.
A rescue helicopter was dispatched to the area to transport the victim to a waiting air ambulance, which then airlifted the unidentified rider to a medical center for treatment of what were described as moderate injuries, Roseen said.
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Authorities did not release the patient's name or age, nor reveal what type of injuries the equestrian sustained.
— By City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone
