Injured hiker assisted near Cottonwood Visitor Center, Morongo Valley CA
Medical EmergencyRescue teams responded to an injured hiker near Cottonwood Visitor Center. Two companions were assisting the person while a helicopter was requested for evacuation due to limited daylight.
Audio|Source: San Bernardino County Fire and EMS - South Desert Morongo Basin
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Transcript:
00:00
Law enforcement, this is Cottonwood Visitor Center.
00:06
Cottonwood Visitor Center, John 412, go ahead.
00:10
We on the road.
00:18
The injured visitor is 2.36 miles away, about 60 minutes ago.
00:32
Any type of status for that patient?
00:40
Born ligament, they are, two visitors are assisting the one injured visitor out.
00:46
They have water, light clothing,
00:49
and no light.
00:54
Yeah, what kind of help do they need at this time?
01:02
can help getting out.
01:05
They're moving slow.
01:06
It might get dark before they get out.
01:14
I copy.
01:16
I'm going to request a helicopter to assist and possibly evacuate that person.
01:26
I copy. Thank you.
01:32
The radio copies tracked.
01:39
Do you copy last?
01:43
The radio copy is tracked.
01:52
I copy requesting a helicopter to either land and fly that patient out or just needed a hoist.
02:05
Let the helicopter to land or fly patient out.
02:14
You have a description of the patient and also clothing.
02:35
One two,
02:38
go ahead.
02:47
412. Currently on the solar ARSO, they also have the reporting party on the line with them.
02:53
The reporting party is claiming they got six of them trying to carry her down, but they have pause at the moment.
03:01
Did you want them to continue or wait for the helicopter to take them out?
03:17
They heard us talking about getting a helicopter out and they're wondering if they just pause or try to continue out.
03:27
Still like 2.3 miles from the trailhead.
03:35
And they are one and a half miles off the trailhead now.
03:45
Yeah,
03:46
they can pause and have them continue and we'll request air.
03:56
Tell them if they see the air asset flying over, they can stop then.
04:00
But until we confirm that air is available, then they can continue to assist walking out.
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Location mentioned:
Morongo Valley, CA 92256
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