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A multi-agency operation successfully rescued a hiker who was injured and missing for more than a day in the Las Trampas Regional Wilderness Preserve in the western San Ramon Valley last weekend.
The person went for a hike in the expansive open space park with trails on March 21 but fell down a ravine and sustained a broken ankle, according to authorities. The hiker, who did not have a cell phone, was considered missing and at-risk when search teams set out to locate them the next day.
“Approximately 60 searchers responded, covering steep, brushy terrain with limited communications. Teams conducted coordinated ground searches, trail interviews, and utilized drone support and canine teams,” the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team said in a Facebook post recapping the operation. “The individual was located in the evening in a difficult-to-access area.”
The East Bay Regional Park District Fire Department noted that the hiker had been in the park for 36 hours total, and the search took approximately 12 hours. A California Highway Patrol helicopter was used to remove the hiker from the ravine.
“This call was well coordinated and was a successful outcome,” the fire department said in a separate post Thursday, adding that the hiker was recovering from their injuries. A video of the air rescue was posted on the department’s Facebook page.
