LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A hunter who suffered a gunshot wound in the Mendocino National Forest on Saturday was transported out of a remote area of the forest with assistance from Cal Fire's Copter 104.
Northshore Fire medics and US Forest Service personnel were first dispatched to the accidental shooting in the forest above Upper Lake just after 5 p.m. Saturday, according to radio reports.
A man had called to report that his 62-year-old brother had been injured while hunting in the forest, radio reports indicated.
Copter 104, based at the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit's Boggs Mountain Helitack, was dispatched a short time later, arriving in the area at approximately 6:23 p.m., Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire said Copter 104's crew located the victim approximately one mile north of the High Glade lookout tower in the Mendocino National Forest, midslope on a steep ridgeline.
The crew from Copter 104 lowered two rescuers to evaluate and triage the patient, Cal Fire reported.
Due to the hunter's unstable condition, Cal Fire said he was extracted via the hoist utilizing a stokes basket.
The patient was flown to a nearby landing zone, where his medical care was transferred to the CalStar 4 medivac crew for further evaluation. Cal Fire said the man was subsequently transported to an area hospital.
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