Three people were rescued from the Sierra Buttes on Sunday afternoon after a satellite distress signal alerted authorities.
The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office received notification from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services around 2:30 p.m. about an SOS activation from a Garmin satellite communication device.
The Sheriff’s Office launched a search and rescue operation and requested help from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Mountain Rescue Team and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office RAVEN helicopter…