News From Around The County
RED BLUFF, Calif., — A Red Bluff man who was injured after jumping from the Antelope Boulevard bridge into the Sacramento River was later pulled from the river during a multi-agency rescue operation Tuesday morning, April 5. Officials who participated in yesterday’s rescue did not disclose why the man leaped from the bridge into the river but have said he […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A speed flyer who crashed into a steep mountainside above the Soboba Indian Reservation was rescued during a technical hoist operation near Soboba Flight Park, in the area of Soboba Road and State Street Saturday morning, Jan. 1. Speed flying is an advanced discipline of paragliding that uses a small, high-performance paraglider wing for fast descents. […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — A woman who became stranded while hiking in Castle Crags State Park has a lot to be thankful for after she was airlifted back to safety on Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 25. Dramatic footage of the rescue filmed from the CHP rescue chopper, (which can be viewed here), was later shared to social media. LEADING THE […]
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A pair of Burney men say they are lucky to be alive after a pair of harrowing ordeals that officials say began with one of the men falling asleep at the wheel and crashing his work truck, while headed to his job supporting the ongoing, months-long Dixie Fire firefighting efforts early Thursday morning, Sept. 9. Speaking exclusively with SCNS today, the […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Shasta County Sheriff’s Boating Safety Unit deputies were instrumental in pulling a resistant man from the Sacramento River after the subject leaped from the North Market Street Bridge, plummeting approximately 50 feet into the cold water below, yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, July 21. Official radio traffic at the time indicated that the man did not want any help […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Several members of a family had to be rescued after their kayak overturned, dumping several children into the Sacramento River in the area of Wyndam Drive yesterday evening, Saturday, May 1. One of the children involved in the scary ordeal, all of whom were wearing safety flotation vests, was four-years-old. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Robbed of casino […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Reports of a rock climber who was seriously injured after falling while hiking at Ortega Falls near Lake Elsinore led to a dramatic rescue when the victim had to be hoisted out of the steep and inaccessible canyon by a Sheriff’s rescue chopper Sunday April 25. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: More details emerge after Fallbrook […]
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DUNSMUIR, Calif. — Several fire and rescue agencies came together to conduct a remote area rescue after a man suffered multiple injuries following a fall at Hedge Creek Falls in Dunsmuir Sunday, April 11. Hedge Creek Falls is located in the Shasta Cascade area just west of Interstate 5, about 55 miles north of Redding. The falls’ close proximity to the […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Three people sustained minor injuries, including one adult and a child who were hospitalized, after a watercraft accident left the trio stranded and their Sea-Doo capsized in the water at Lake Elsinore Monday afternoon, March 22. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Deputy hospitalized, suspect dead after shots fired during Perris standoff Discovery of woman’s body in Temecula […]
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PONDOSA, Calif. — Although authorities have not yet provided any details, official radio traffic and a CHP incident log indicate that multiple law enforcement and fire agencies responded to reports of a bridge collapse that may have involved a vehicle this afternoon, Sunday, Sept. 20. According to CHP’s incident log, Cal Fire-Shasta Trinity firefighters who made their way to the […]
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