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MECCA HILLS: Three hikers rescued after becoming lost in “Ladder Canyon”

March 19, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

MECCA HILLS – Three women had to be rescued after they became lost while hiking Sunday, March 12. The area where the trio were rescued is known as “Ladder Canyon” in the Painted Hills area of the Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, south of Interstate 10 and east of Highway 86. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Thermal Station responded to the area about […]

RIVERSIDE: Air-1 helps with Thanksgiving rescue of stranded hikers

November 26, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

From Riverside Police Department: On Thursday, November 24, 2016, shortly after 1:00 p.m., the Riverside Police Department’s Air Support Unit (AIR-1) was dispatched by the Corona Police Department for a group of 5 stranded hikers in heavy brush off of Skyline Ridge trail near the City of Corona. The hikers had been without water for approximately 4 hours and […]

UPDATED: Three stranded hikers rescued from San Jacinto Mountains near “S” symbol

February 6, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

Trevor Montgomery UPDATE 3 SAN JACINTO – Rescue operations were successful in assisting three stranded hikers, one of whom was a juvenile. The three were safely extracted off a high mountainous peak overlooking the San Jacinto Valley. The three reportedly became lost and exhausted while hiking in the San Jacinto Mountains. A 911 caller reported at about 4:00 p.m. the three were […]

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