A rescue team in Inyo County, California, says a solo hiker is 'lucky' to have survived a fall that broke his leg in the High Sierras earlier this month.
Rescuers reached the injured hiker around 1 a.n.
Rescuers assembled and were inserted into Shepherd Pass via helicopter, meeting with two rangers fromThe crew determined it was too dangerous to cross the snowfield, even with crampons or an ice ax, and decided to downclimb a steep chute from the pass to avoid the snow and climb to the patient from the bottom of the slope.Rescuers reached the injured hiker around 1 a.m., finding him mildly hypothermic.
while bracing for a"sleepless night" as they were forced to wait out a thunderstorm, sleet, rain, snow and gusty winds, officials said.LOST ALASKA HIKER RESCUED AFTER VIEWERS SPOT HIM ON BEAR CAM ASKING FOR HELP Once morning broke, the patient was put into a lightweight stretcher and lowered away from a rock wall so a helicopter could pick him up and transport him to a hospital in Lone Pine. No update on the hiker’s condition was immediately available.where they were picked up by a shuttled to Lone Pine. All rescuers were cleared from the field by 2 p.m.
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