PINE COVE, Calif. (KESQ) – A hiker trekking today with his family in the San Bernardino National Forest northeast of Pine Cove fell and suffered injuries, leading firefighters to mount a rescue operation with the help of a sheriff’s helicopter crew.
The “hiker down” call was received at 11:30 a.m. Friday along Black Mountain Truck Trail, east of Highway 243, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Capt. John Clingingsmith told City News Service the man, whose identity was not released, went down on the trail and experienced a “medical emergency” that left him unable to continue…