Multiple Hikers Rescued Across U.S.

Multiple hikers were rescued across the U.S. this week after becoming lost, injured or ill. On Mount Tamalpais, a man who made a wrong turn and whose phone died after dark was located about 2 a.m. by Marin County Search and Rescue using e-bikes, a UTV, a drone and a CHP air unit; he was dehydrated but walked back to the trailhead with assistance. On Kauai, a 57-year-old man with a rapidly worsening infection from an apparent spider bite texted 911 and was airlifted by Kauai Fire’s Air 1 to Waimea, then transported to a hospital. In Albuquerque, crews from Albuquerque Fire Rescue and Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue removed a hiker with a lower-leg injury from the Pino Trail at Elena Gallegos Open Space after a bystander stayed with him until responders arrived. In Thousand Palms, Cal Fire/Riverside County crews carried a hiker with a medical emergency and minor injuries out on foot from the Pushawalla Palms Trailhead and he was taken by ground ambulance to a local hospital in stable condition. All incidents involved prompt local search-and-rescue or fire department response and resulted in no reported fatalities.