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Rescuers responding to a hiker in distress along a San Luis Obispo hiking trail

A view of Cerro San Luis Obispo from Bishop Peak Trail.
A view of Cerro San Luis Obispo from Bishop Peak Trail. Travis Gibson tgibson@thetribunenews.com

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Emergency services were dispatched to the switchback area of the Bishop Peak Trail in San Luis Obispo late Sunday morning to rescue a 28-year-old female hiker with a leg injury.

Units from San Luis Obispo City Fire, Cal Fire and San Luis Ambulance were among those responding to the Foothill Drive entrance to the trail about 11:30 a.m.

This story was originally published January 30, 2022 at 12:03 PM.

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Kathe Tanner has been writing about the people and places of SLO County’s North Coast since 1981, first as a columnist and then also as a reporter. Her career has included stints as a bakery owner, public relations director, radio host, trail guide and jewelry designer. She has been a resident of Cambria for more than four decades, and if it’s happening in town, Kathe knows about it.
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