8PM callout for an eldery woman with foot or ankle injury unable to continue 3.8 miles from Pine Creek trailhead, approx 3/4 mile from Pine Lake, no further details and reporting party not currently available. Team one was two members who live close to trailhead they went up immediatley with intent to get her down […]
Category Archives: Missions Reports
Heart attack South Lake
Report of man down on trail with severe chest pain and known heart condition. Thankfully he was only a few miles up the trail and the local ambulance company was willing to help they actually got to the PT just before us so we loaded him on our litter and brought him out while the […]
U Notch fall N. Palisade
7PM call about a climber who had taken a fatal fall in the U notch, it was too late for helo recon. Just to get to the base would be 12+ hour night time hike which would leave a very tired team since we had already been up all day. Decision was made to wait […]
Severe Kidney pain Trail camp
Rescue 24 holding report
Chestpain radiating down left arm, trailside meadows
Not all missions are urgent but this was another one where speed is a critical issue, 9 team members as light and fast as possible came from Bishop and Lone Pine. 29 yo solo hiker, was still trying to get down on his own power. H realized the only solutions to his problem was down […]