(BCN) — A hiker at Garrapata State Park, in Monterey County, was rescued by a California Highway Patrol helicopter on Saturday after suffering from heat exhaustion.
The hiker was overcome by extreme fatigue and could not safely descend the trail they were on, according to a statement Sunday from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
Rescue teams from the sheriff’s office, California State Parks, Mid Coast Fire Brigade, and Big Sur Fire responded to the distress call at about 4:30 p.m.
High temperatures in Big Sur reached into the lower 80s for several hours on Saturday afternoon and were in the high 70s at that time, according to the National Weather Service.
Deputies on the sheriff’s office search and rescue team and State Parks personnel reached the hiker and outfitted them with a harness so they could be lifted from the spot by a CHP H-70 helicopter.
The hiker was safely lifted to a nearby American Medical Response ambulance to be treated for their illness, according to the sheriff’s office.
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