Woman rescued in ATV accident at Donner Summit
By Ben Deci, Fox-40
“Take up slack,” directs the voice over the radio. “OK. Clear to lift.”
These are the words of Officer Paramedic Matt Calcutt of CHP Helicopter H-20 stationed at Auburn airport.
It’s Sunday about 2pm, and Calcutt is attempting to pluck a woman off Donner Summit.
The 47-year-old woman in the basket at the end of his rope is from Fair Oaks, and she’s hurt. Her ATV slipped off-trail and she tumbled 50 to 100 feet downhill.