Rescue Helicopter Saves Injured Runner on California Mountain Trail

Rescue Operation Retrieves Injured Runner from California Mountain Trail California firefighting teams airlift an endurance athlete who sustained a femur fracture after a fall on the rugged Razorback Ridge Trail near Truckee. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District utilized a helicopter to extract the injured individual on Saturday, July 26. Video footage captures the rescue as the helicopter hoists the fallen runner from the remote terrain. The Grass Valley Emergency Communications Center coordinated the rescue, leading to the runner's transfer from the helicopter to an ambulance at Truckee Tahoe Airport, en route to medical care. Located approximately 100 miles northeast of Sacramento, Truckee's challenging landscape necessitated aerial rescue for this incident.