Victim airlifted after 150′ fall in Jurupa Valley
JURUPA VALLEY — A person who reportedly suffered serious injuries after falling 150 feet down a steep cliff was airlifted to safety Friday afternoon, Feb. 22. The “high angle rescue” happened in the area of Agua Mansa Rd and Wilson St, in Jurupa Valley.
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Emergency personnel were first alerted and responded to the fall around 1:20 p.m., according to a series of Tweets from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department officials.
When officials began arriving at the scene they determined that based on the victim’s injuries and precarious area where the person fell, the victim would need to be hoisted from the scene and requested Cal Fire’s Copter 301 to the scene to assist.
The helicopter was launched from Hemet Ryan Airport’s Cal Fire Helitack Base shortly before 2:30 p.m., and the helicopter arrived in the area just minutes later.
Cal Fire updated that the victim had been safely extricated around 2:45 p.m., and brought to an ambulance that was waiting nearby. The person was then transported to an area hospital with unspecified injuries described as serious.
Officials have not released any information how the victim fell or what led to the accident.
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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. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s 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 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.