Lost Hiker From Texas
This evening at approximately 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening, WCSART received a 911 call from a lost hiker. The hiker was from Texas and could not describe the trail he was on or where he had parked his vehicle. We were able to make cellular contact with him and gain a coordinate using google maps (the […]
Muir Valley Climbing Accident
During our second mission on Friday, WCSART was called to Muir Valley in response to a climbing accident. A climber on Ohio Climbing, a 5.8 sport route at Bruise Brothers Crag, took an awkward pendulum fall between the final bolt and the anchors. As a result of the arrested fall, the climber sustained lower leg […]
Rock Bridge: Injured Female Hiker
At approximately 2:15 pm this afternoon, WCSART responded to a female hiker on Rock Bridge Trail with a non-ambulatory injury to her right leg. Team members accessed and packaged the patient before evacuating her back to the trailhead. During the carryout, multiple low-angle belays were necessary. A special thanks to Red STAR Wilderness EMS for […]