NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – On Thursday a Lake County-based Cal Fire helicopter and crew rescued four hikers near Lake Berryessa.
The crew of Cal Fire's Copter 104, which serves the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit and is based at the Boggs Mountain Helitack, assisted Vacaville Fire Protection District in locating the four hikers, Cal Fire reported.
The hikers, who had possible heat stress and dehydration, were found on the south side of Monticello Dam at Lake Berryessa, according to Cal Fire.
At 3:50 p.m. Thursday Copter 104 arrived at scene and was advised the hikers were near the ridgeline on the Blue Ridge Trail, officials said.
Cal Fire reported that Copter 104 located the four hikers approximately two miles up the ridgeline. They had been hiking up the steep trail, with the temperature at 97 degrees and they had run out of water.
The crew from Copter 104 lowered one rescuer to evaluate and triage the patients, Cal Fire said. Due to the hiker’s unstable condition, all four hikers were extracted via the hoist.
The hikers were flown to a nearby landing zone, where their medical care was transferred to a Vacaville ambulance crew for further evaluation, Cal Fire reported.