January 19, 2026 26-032 26-05

Backcountry Skier with Lower Leg Injury, Horse Creek Drainage.

At 1414 hours the Team was called to assist a 51-year-old male skier with a lower leg injury in the Horse Creek drainage above Twin Lakes Bridgeport. Base was established at Bryant Field airport in Bridgeport. CHP helicopter H42 was requested, and they accepted the mission. A field team of two ski-equipped team members staged at Mono Village to ascend the Horse Creek drainage.

Field team ascending the Horse Creek drainage

Approximately 20 minutes after the field team departure from the trailhead, CHP H42, with a crew of 3, arrived overhead and determined they could land and complete the rescue. The field team transitioned to standby at Mono Village in the event H42 was unable to complete the mission.

CHP H42 transported the patient to Mono Village, and were assisted in off-loading the subject by the standby field team. The patient elected to have family transport them to further medical care. The call was terminated at 1729 hours.

CHP H42 delivering the subject to Mono Village

IC: Pelichowski Ops Leader: Beck Responders: Anderson, Quiring, Glessner, Brownlee, Kelly

On-Scene Coordinator: Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue