CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — A hiker with a serious leg injury was airlifted from Mount Diablo on Saturday, September 12, after becoming stranded on steep terrain near Fossil Ridge and the Summit Trail.
The rescue brought together a helicopter crew, a rescue line technician and other emergency responders to get the injured person off the mountain and into medical care.
East Bay Regional Park District spokesperson Jen Vanya told Patch that the hiker was in an extremely steep, inaccessible area. The response involved the district’s EAGLE 8 helicopter…