MORENO VALLEY: Injured woman rescued from mountain trail
MORENO VALLEY — A woman who suffered a lower extremity injury while hiking with a group was rescued from a remote, mountain hiking trail, Monday afternoon, Dec. 25. The trail the woman was rescued from is east of Krameria Avenue and Lasselle Street and northwest of Lake Perris, in Moreno Valley.
Eleven firefighters from two engine companies and one truck company responded to the remote area rescue about 3:16 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer April Newman explained in an incident report.
After they arrived, firefighters hiked about three-quarters of the way to the top of the mountain, where the victim was.
Based on the victim’s injuries and location on the mountain, officials at the scene requested a technical hoist rescue and summoned a helicopter to the area to assist. Cal Fire’s copter 301 responded and arrived overhead just after 4 p.m. and set up to perform a hoist rescue.
About thirty minutes later, H301 successfully hoisted the victim off the mountain and flew her to a waiting AMR ground ambulance. The victim was then transported to an area hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Her injuries were described as moderate.
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Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 27 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 14 grandchildren.