Crime & Safety
Child Possibly Bitten By Snake, Airlifted From Mount Diablo State Park
A California Highway Patrol helicopter crew flew the 7-year-old boy to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA— A 7-year-old child was rescued by helicopter Wednesday from Mount Diablo State Park and flown to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries possibly suffered from a snake bite.
Emergency rescue personnel with several agencies — Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, California Highway Patrol, California State Parks, East Bay Parks and AMR Contra Costa County — responded around 4 p.m. Wednesday to the boy's location near 96 Mitchell Canyon Road.
CHP helicopter crew H-30 found a landing zone near Mitchell Canyon Road and airlifted the "seriously injured child" to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, according to CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations.
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"It is unknown if he was bit by a snake (one was never seen) however it is suspected he was," CHP Air Operations said.
The condition of the child was not known Wednesday night.
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Officials with California State Parks Mount Diablo were investigating the incident, the CHP said.
— Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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