UPDATE: MOUNTAIN CENTER: More than 5 dozen answer call after brothers fall from Lily Rock, one killed

UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 8, 9 p.m. MOUNTAIN CENTER — Officials and family members have identified two Oceanside brothers involved in a fatal fall from while attempting to climb Lily Rock, also known as Tahquitz rock Wednesday, Sept. 6. One of the brothers died at the scene. The other sustained major, traumatic injuries, including internal injuries and bleeding. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified 24-year-old, […]

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LAKE MATHEWS: Multiple agencies work together to locate, rescue severely injured dirt biker

LAKE MATHEWS — Several different law enforcement and fire department and emergency-care agencies, including Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Riverside and Corona Police Departments, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, American Medical Response and three aviation units, worked together to locate and rescue an off-road motorcyclist who sustained major, traumatic injuries when he crashed his motorcycle, Sunday, Aug. 13. A Riverside PD […]

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Riverside PD’s AIR-1 makes dangerous “one-skid landing” rescue from Sugarloaf Mtn

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   RIVERSIDE – Riverside Police Department’s Aviation Support Unit made an incredibly difficult rescue of a stranded hiker look easy when the helicopter’s pilot made not one, but two separate mountainside “one-skid” landings during a Friday, May […]

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SAN JACINTO: Injured boy airlifted from Massacre Canyon

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 […]

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ANZA – Injured dirt bike rider airlifted from Thomas Mountain

ANZA – Firefighters performed a remote area technical-hoist to rescue a dirt bike rider who was injured when they crashed in the area of Thomas Mountain and Highway 74 in Anza Sunday, April 2. Eleven firefighters from two engine companies responded to the accident about 3:48 p.m., according to Cal Fire/Riverside County fire Public Information Officer Tawny Cabral. They were assisted by […]

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PALM SPRINGS: 66-year-old hiker airlifted from Tahquitz Canyon

PALM SPRINGS – A lost 66-year-old hiker visiting Palm Springs from San Diego was rescued near the First Falls in Tahquitz Canyon after he became lost New Year’s Day, Sunday, Jan. 1. Agua Caliente Tribal Rangers contacted the Palm Springs Police Department regarding the lost hiker about 2:55 p.m. The hiker reported to rescuers he was somewhere in Tahquitz Canyon. Volunteer […]

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

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 […]

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Horse and rider that spent two nights trapped after 150 foot fall into canyon rescued

An Anza resident and his horse were rescued Monday, Aug. 29 after spending two “chilly” nights stuck in a ravine after they plummeted about 150 feet from the Spitler Peak Trail Saturday, Aug. 27. Thomas Firth, 66, and his horse Cody, became trapped when a rugged trail they and others were travelling on in the San Jacinto Mountains gave way, causing them […]

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UPDATED: Deputies locate lost juvenile hiker in Idyllwild

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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Hiker, 15, separated from her group, sets off hours-long search

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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