California Crews Rescue Hiker Stranded in Canyon
Source San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Rescuers from the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District rescued a woman after she found herself unable to come down from Cucamonga Canyon due to an injury Monday afternoon.
"About a dozen rescuers from stations 171 and 175 were called up to rescue the victim," said Kelley Donaldson, a spokesperson for the RCFPD.
"She walked herself out half the way, and we went in with an all-terrain vehicle to bring her to safety."
Communication between the rescue crews and the command center was difficult through the canyon, according to Battalion Chief Eric Noreen.
"With the jagged ravines throughout the canyon area, lack of line of sight makes it difficult to talk to one another," Noreen said.
"We have to stage a repeater that carries the signal through the canyon area."
Noreen continued to say that there have been several fatalities in this area in the past and that firefighters have been out there at least six times this year rescuing people who have been hurt or were in some kind of dangerous situation.
"The woman had minor injuries from a fall while hiking," Donaldson said.
"We had no complications or access issues getting to the victim."
The victim was treated at the scene and was not transported to the hospital.
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