Three hikers rescued after cold night lost on Mount Shasta
MOUNT SHASTA, Calif. — Three young men who spent a cold night lost in the Clear Creek Trailhead area of Mount Shasta were rescued Sunday morning, Nov. 8, after a large-scale, two-day, overnight search that involved numerous agencies.
While two of the hikers were found safe and unharmed the morning after they became lost, one of the missing hikers was hospitalized as a precaution after he was found and rescued, according to officials.
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This weekend’s search began Saturday, Nov. 7, around 5:15 p.m., after the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from two hikers who reported they had become separated from their friend as they were hiking down from the Mount Shasta summit.
The callers told emergency dispatchers they had been hiking in the Clear Creek Trailhead area and had begun their descent from the snow-covered summit around 2:30 p.m.
“It was their hope to return to the car before dark,” Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office later reported on social media.
However, as darkness fell and the hikers realized they would not be able to make it off the mountain before dark, they changed their descent route after doing a Google search and finding what appeared to be a faster route to their vehicle.
As the trio embarked on the new route, two of the hikers became separated from the third, eventually leading the pair to call 911 and ask for help finding their missing companion.
As temperatures in the area dipped into the low to mid 20s, Search and Rescue was notified and mobilized to the area to begin searching.
Despite spending several hours searching the snow-covered area for the trio, SAR hikers were not able to locate any of the lost hikers that evening.
At 8 a.m. Sunday morning, a larger search was initiated that involved volunteer members of Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, CHP Air Ops, USFS hikers and others.
By 10:30 a.m., SAR hikers were able to locate the two missing hikers who had called 911.
Both were found “alive and well”, according to SCSO officials; who added, “However (SAR hikers and others) had still not found the third hiker.”
To aid in the ongoing search, a CHP Northern Division Operations helicopter was launched to the area and began searching the trail and surrounding forest from overhead.
At around 11 a.m., CHP’s aviation crew managed to spot fresh tracks in the snow, leading to the third hiker’s safe discovery and rescue. He was then transported to Mercy Mt Shasta hospital as a medical precaution.
SCSO later used the opportunity to remind those wanting to hike and recreate in the area to “Make a plan in advance for any wilderness excursions.”
“Dress accordingly, safely and always bring food and water,” SCSO continued; adding. “Make a plan for your route, emergency contingency, and always notify a friend or family member of your plan.”
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.
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 30 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 18 grandchildren.
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