Rescue canceled after injured hiker returns safely to Idyllwild park
IDYLLWILD (CNS) - A hiker who fell ill today while trekking east of
Idyllwild was able to make his way down a trail and obtain help, even as fire
crews prepared to mount a rescue operation.The "hiker down'' call was received about 11:40 a.m. somewhere along
Devil's Slide Trail, near Humber Park, within the San Bernardino National
Forest, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.The agency said that multiple engine crews, a medic squad and a Reach
Air helicopter ambulance were sent to the location, but as firefighters began
searching the trailhead, witnesses informed them the patient had returned under
his own power and left the location, possibly with the assistance of good
Samaritans. The rescue was called off about 12:25 p.m.No information was available regar