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HEMET: Injured hiker airlifted from Ramona Bowl area trail during dramatic rescue

June 30, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET — An injured hiker was airlifted during a remote area rescue that involved nearly two dozen firefighters, sheriff’s deputies, two helicopters, and others yesterday afternoon. The incident happened in an unincorporated area of Hemet near the Ramona Bowl, according to fire officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Brothers arrested after multiple victims shot and stabbed during marijuana dispensary robbery […]

PALM DESERT: Victim airlifted after suffering medical emergency while hiking

February 5, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

PALM DESERT — A hiker suffering from a medical emergency and was airlifted from a remote desert hiking trail earlier this afternoon. The incident happened on the Living Desert Hiking Trail, near the Living Desert Reserve on the 47000 block of Portola Avenue, in Palm Desert. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the area shortly before 1:30 p.m., after receiving reports of a […]

LAKE ELSINORE: Injured man rescued from mountainside after hang gliding accident

October 17, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

LAKE ELSINORE — A man suffered minor injuries and had to be airlifted from a remote, mountainous area after crashing while hang gliding, Sunday, Oct. 15. The accident and remote area rescue happened near Ortega Highway and Main Divide Road, in an unincorporated area of the Cleveland National Forest west of Lake Elsinore. Riverside County Sheriff and Fire officials were dispatched to reports of a hang glider down just before […]

SAN JACINTO: “Seriously injured” hang glider rescued after mountainside crash

May 21, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

If page fails to load properly, or displays as a plain-text document, try refreshing the page. I am working to resolve the problem. -TM SAN JACINTO – A hang glider suffered major injuries this morning and had to be airlifted from the side of a steep and rugged, mountainous area near the Soboba Flight Park Sunday, May 21. The sports […]

SAN JACINTO: Injured boy airlifted from Massacre Canyon

April 21, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

SAN JACINTO – Details are still emerging after a juvenile male was airlifted from an area of San Jacinto known as Massacre Canyon Friday, April 21. Massacre Canyon is located north of Gilman Springs Road and east of N. Sanderson Avenue. The boy, who has not been identified by name or age, was airlifted from the popular, well-known local canyon […]

TEMECULA: Hiker airlifted after suffering major injuries

March 19, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

TEMECULA – A woman was seriously injured while hiking in an area known as “Bum River” or “Bum Creek” Saturday, March 18. The area – which is in the hills just west of Temecula Parkway and Old Town Front Street – is part of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. The victim was airlifted from the hills before being transported to […]