July 23, 2019 19-323 #23

Ill Hiker on the Rush Creek Trail

At 1741 hours the Team was called for a 68 year-old female hiker with reported altitude sickness on the Rush Creek Trail. She was approximately 1.5 miles from the Rush Creek Trailhead.

4 field teams departed the trailhead at 1830. The field teams encountered the subject about a half-mile from the trailhead and she was assessed, treated, and transported to the trailhead. The subject was transferred to the care of Mono County Medic Unit 2, and transported to Mammoth Hospital for further treatment. The operation was terminated at 2103 hours.

On the Rush Creek Trail

IC: Hansen. Ops Leader: Bush. Responders: Beck, Pavlovsky, Senior, Quiring, Kaufman, Wallace, Buchanan, Mulligan, Firer, Hodges, Godshalk, Anderson, Endo, and Patterson.

The Team volunteered 50.5 person hours on this call

On-Scene Coordinator: Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue