A weekend hike near Tangerine Falls ended with a helicopter rescue Saturday morning after a woman suffered an ankle injury along the popular Montecito trail.
At 11:07 a.m. on January 31, Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue (SBCSAR), Montecito Fire Department, and the Santa Barbara County Air Support Unit were dispatched to reports of an injured hiker with a possible broken ankle near the Tangerine Falls Trail fork, according to SBCSAR Public Information Officer Jason Copus.
Montecito Fire personnel made initial contact with the 58-year-old woman, who was located near a ravine just past the fork in the trail. She was assessed to have an isolated ankle injury…