Elderly hiker rescued from Mt. Pinos after night stranded in freezing conditions

MOUNT PINOS, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 70-year-old hiker who was stranded in the Mt. Pinos area was rescued by multiple search and rescue groups overnight on Thursday, according to the Bakersfield Search and Rescue team.

In a post on social media, the Bakersfield Search and Rescue team said three different search and rescue groups teamed up to rescue the hiker for hours in freezing conditions.

They included volunteers from Kern County and the L.A. County Fire Department…

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