CHP helicopter rescues hurt hiker in EDC
By Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee
A hiker was rescued via helicopter Sunday after falling off a trail near the north fork of the American River in El Dorado County.
California State Parks and El Dorado County Fire personnel found the hiker but couldn’t safely retrieve him or her, according to a Facebook post by California Highway Patrol — Valley Air Operations. The agencies called CHP and requested a helicopter, which a pilot landed on a small sandbar just off the river.