Firefighters rescue hiker who fell 15 to 20 feet near the top of Bishop Peak
Firefighters rescued a hiker who fell near the top of Bishop Peak just before noon on Sunday.
At about 11:45 a.m., a 62-year-old man was hiking near the top of Bishop Peak when he fell about 15 to 20 feet, according to Battalion Chief Ray Hais of the San Luis Obispo Fire Department and the PulsePoint app.
Hais said he couldn’t confirm initial reports from emergency scanner traffic that indicated the man was unconscious after the fall, but added that the man was sitting up and conscious when first responders arrived.
The man was in “moderate distress” and had multiple abrasions on his face, arms and legs, Hais said. The man also complained of severe hip pain.
A CHP helicopter airlifted the man from the top of the mountain to an ambulance waiting on the ground, Hais said. The man was then taken by ambulance to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo.
Hais said the San Luis Obispo Fire Department, Cal Fire and the CHP all worked together on the rescue.
Just two months ago, a 30-year-old man was airlifted from Bishop Peak after he reportedly tripped and fell while hiking, dislocating his shoulder. And in June, a 19-year-old woman fell about 50 feet from the top of Bishop Peak.
This story was originally published November 17, 2019 at 12:23 PM.
