Fire rescue crews were summoned about 4 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.
CLAYTON — A 7-year-old child went by helicopter to a Walnut Creek hospital on Wednesday, after he was bitten by a snake, according to fire officials.Contra Costa Fire Protection District units and the California Highway Patrol were called to the Bruce Lee Trail about 4 p.m., officials said. They could not confirm that it was a rattlesnake that bit the child.
“There was definitely a snake bite, and all the symptoms were such that it could’ve been one,” fire spokesperson Steve Hill said. “We didn’t see the snake.” According to Hill, fire crews were dispatched for a “limited access rescue,” which Hill said generally means somebody needs help on a trail. As fire crews arrived, they found the child and the mother in the parking lot and the CHP landing a helicopter.
“The mother carried the kid to the parking lot,” Hill said. “Our guys and the CHP were treating the youth on the scene. After about four minutes, they immediately the child, because symptoms similar to those [from a rattlesnake bite] were being reported.”
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