A helicopter from the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Air Operations was dispatched to Bishop Peak after hiker fell from the 1,546-foot volcanic plug.
Working with San Luis Obispo Fire Department personnel who were on the ground, the H-70 helicopter hoisted the injured hiker to safety. The hiker was transferred to an ambulance.
“H-70 responded and delivered a rescue device to San Luis Obispo Fire Department personnel, who then packaged the patient for extraction. H-70 hoisted the patient and delivered them to a nearby landing zone.”