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Injured horseback rider rescued by helicopter at Montaña de Oro State Park

An injured horseback rider was airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance at Montaña de Oro State Park on Jan. 17, 2025.
An injured horseback rider was airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance at Montaña de Oro State Park on Jan. 17, 2025. Courtesy of California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Air Operations

A horseback rider was transported by helicopter to an waiting ambulance after they suffered an injury on the Hazard Canyon Trail in Montaña de Oro State Park.

On Friday afternoon, the CHP, Cal Fire SLO, California State Parks and San Luis Obispo Ambulance responded to the incident in a multi-agency effort.

“H-70 landed on Hazard Canyon Trail and transported the patient to an awaiting ambulance,” CHP Coastal Division said in a Facebook post.

An injured horseback rider was airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance at Montaña de Oro State Park on Jan. 17, 2025.
An injured horseback rider was airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance at Montaña de Oro State Park on Jan. 17, 2025. Courtesy of California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Air Operations
An injured horseback rider was airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance at Montaña de Oro State Park on Jan. 17, 2025.
An injured horseback rider was airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance at Montaña de Oro State Park on Jan. 17, 2025. Courtesy of California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Air Operations
An injured horseback rider was airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance at Montaña de Oro State Park on Jan. 17, 2025.
An injured horseback rider was airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance at Montaña de Oro State Park on Jan. 17, 2025. Courtesy of California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Air Operations
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Kelsey Oliver is a reporting intern for The Tribune. She’s originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, and is a current graduate student at The Graduate Schools of Journalism and Public Health at UC Berkeley.
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