Lost Hiker - Mt San Jacinto

[brandon]

Lost Hiker at the top of the Palm Springs tram on Mt San Jacinto. Person reportedly fell 15 feet and has laceration. Star-93 is going to be en-route to assist with searching.

 

[brandon]

update: Hiker was located and is being airlifted out.

 

[74596]

Good thing they found him/her before dark..

 

[mkeguyver]

What frequency(s) are you monitoring for this besides FD???

 

[brandon]

I monitored them on Hemet/San Jac/Cabazon primary (04-041) on the Riverside EDACS system. They also used 154.175 (Support 9) and 155.160 (Search & Rescue).

 

[MCIAD]

I have been all over that peak in my youth, although I always got there the hard way, from the Idllywild side, and walked to the top (with a 40+lb. backpack). There are areas up there where you can get lost and never found.

Good thing they found him so quick. It still gets cold at night that high up, also.

 

[mkeguyver]

were you monitoring state parks at all? i heard they have a cool rescue operation up there at the tram