Injured Hiker Extracted by CA Fire Department Helicopter
A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department helicopter crew rescued a 41-year-old woman who hurt her ankle while hiking on Cowles Mountain on Sunday morning, officials said.
The injury happened about 8:40 a.m. about 100 yards up the popular trail.
When firefighters reached the woman, they called in the rescue helicopter based on the woman's injuries, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Battalion Chief Brian Raines told OnScene TV.
The woman was placed in a full-body harness, hoisted up and loaded into the helicopter, then taken to a landing zone near state Route 52 and Mast Boulevard, where she was transferred to an ambulance, Battalion Chief David Pilkerton said. She was then transported to a hospital.
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