7 rescued from Rubicon Trail

By Eric Rucker, Fox 40

What was supposed to be a simple day trip along the Rubicon Trail in Placer County turned into a frigid overnight stay and a rescue situation. 

“According to one of the persons that were lost the temperature reading was 15 degrees,” said Placer County sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Hunt.

Monday morning seven people from Sacramento were rescued by the Placer County Sheriff’s Department along with other officials and searchers after the truck the seven were in got stuck along the trail close to Miller Lake.

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