Cal Fire calls in helicopter to help night rescue of hiker on Bishop Peak
A person had to be rescued by helicopter from Bishop Peak late Tuesday evening.
Cal Fire and San Luis Obispo City Fire responded to a call regarding a potentially injured or disoriented hiker stranded somewhere along the trail around 9 p.m.
Rescuers took multiple paths along the trail to attempt to locate the hiker before they found the person around 9:20 p.m.
The hiker wasn’t injured, but did require extraction by helicopter because of their difficult-to-reach location.
The person was evacuated just before 11:30 p.m.
This story was originally published March 30, 2021 at 9:18 PM.
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Kaytlyn Leslie
The Tribune