Rescue 3/28/2010

A young woman, age 20, became separated from her mother while hiking in the hills above Tanoble Drive. She became lost and was unable to proceed further. She telephoned for assistance using her cell phone and AMRT and AIR-5 were called out. With assistance from AMRT members on the ground, AIR-5 was able to locate the lost hiker and lift her to safety. The AIR-5 crew landed at Farnsworth park and turned the woman and her dog over to AMRT for medical evaluation. Both the the hiker and her dog were uninjured with only minor scratches. Later in the day it was feared that her mother had also become lost but she completed her hike and AMRT members met her as she was returning to her car via Loma Alta Drive.