News From Around The County
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 […]
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IDYLLWILD — A Nepalese woman visiting Idyllwild was rescued after becoming lost for about six hours Wednesday, June 26. The hiker lost her way while searching for a place to meditate with her friends along the South Ridge Trail, according to Sheriff’s officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Hemet home intruder fatally shot by armed family member Foul play suspected after […]
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MONTGOMERY CREEK — An elderly man who was found laying along the side of a rural mountain road in Montgomery Creek was returned home this afternoon after he got a clean bill of health and ride home from medics who evaluated him. Official radio traffic indicated the ambulance crew determined the man was lost and confused but otherwise uninjured. The […]
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JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Stranded for several days in Joshua Tree National Park after shattering her pelvis in a fall, a Kiwi woman was spotted and rescued by a helicopter crew Friday afternoon. Alive, but seriously injured, the victim was eventually airlifted to an area hospital for treatment and is expected to make a full recovery. The victim, […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — Two young boys who got lost while riding their bicycles on trails in the Shasta Lake City area got a helping hand from above – in the form of a CHP aviation crew that spotted them and helped guide ground deputies to where they were. Neither boy was injured and both made it home safely after […]
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LA QUINTA — A 21-year-old woman who became lost while hiking along a popular desert trail was located and guided to safety by officials and search and rescue personnel, Friday evening, Jan. 19. The woman became lost while hiking the popular Cove to Lake Trail in La Quinta. The trail traverses a nearly seven mile section between a neighborhood on La Quinta’s south […]
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MECCA HILLS – Eight people were rescued in two separate incidents that happened just two hours apart in the Painted Hills area of the Mecca Hills Wilderness Area Sunday, March 26. The area where the victims were rescued from is known as “Ladder Canyon.” The remote hiking area is south of Interstate 10 and east of Highway 86. In both […]
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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 […]
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UPDATE: 7/28/2016 1 p.m. Juvenile located and safely recovered IDYLLWILD – With assistance from Riverside County’s Aviation Unit, a ground deputy was able to locate a 16-year-old juvenile who called 911 this morning, July 28 at about 11:37 a.m. to report he had become separated from a group he was camping with near Idyllwild. Although it turned out he […]
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CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST – A young hiker became separated from her group while hiking along the Skyline Trail in the Cleveland National Forest, Friday, June 10. She was eventually located and returned home safely to her anxious family after an extensive search of the area, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Ray Ricken explained in a press release. The hiker, who was only identified as […]
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