Helicopter hoist rescue, Pacific Crest Trail, April 2024.  Riverside County Sheriff RESQ-9.  

Hello sir, I remember you both! I was one of the pilots on that rescue. I'm glad you are doing well. We appreciate your gratitude, but this is simply our job. Keep enjoying the great outside !

⁠@@Hook-in-handyou guys are truly blessings on this earth. ending it with “keep enjoying the great outside!” brings so much joy to my heart

Thank you! Whatever we have to rescue mountain bikers as well, we also hoist up their mountain bike for them. I think I have a video of that on this channel.

Hahha, army basic training for you! INjured man on your squad? Yeah you gonna carry all his shit as well!!

It's southern california. Even though you see snow on the ground it's probably 65° Fahrenheit. It drops down into the thirties at night but during the day it's up in the sixties and seventies

Not the same in CA.

It could be snow and 75 degrees in Cali or warmer.

Yes that was a first!

Hi thank you. Yes once a swing, oscillation, or spin starts we just initiate forward flight and the aerodynamic slipstream corrects it to a manageable level.

Thanks for the answer! That makes sense. Fascinating to see these videos and the use of technology and technique. Many thanks for sharing it 😁

Swing amplifies as the line gets shorter. Learnt that in high school physics, but this is a real world application.

Having actual GPS coordinates would be the best thing they can do.

since it was a rescue by the county there will not be a bill (unless it was deemed the injuries were sustained due to negligence).

There are lots of bad weather coastguard rescues on you tube. Those guys are amazing

Thank you, H145.

No charge for the helicopter rescue.

@@Hook-in-hand No charge to the hiker, but who pays for the gas and maintenance on the helicopter, salaries for the rescuers, etc

​@@dustyoldhatthe county

@@hsoderberg6505 So the taxpayers of that county

Taxpayers

You don't know that and pretending to do so while casting judgement on a fellow hiker is pretty whack.

@@wio2189 I've hiked this section, they're right. In the "Desert" section many hikers especially from abroad or non Western US states don't understand they'll be hiking through mountainous terrain with snow and ice even into May some years. There are too many unprepared PCT hikers who get gassed up on social media idealized version of a long distance hike and dont' have the gear, skills, or stamina to tackle the early challenges of the PCT, and they all carry Garmins so they can push their panic button whenever they face adversity. This hiker had a dislocated shoulder. Certainly could have hiked to a road.

5:12 I see shorts, sneakers, no socks and no spikes. Actually, sneakers are trail runner shoes. Perfect for absorbing freezing water to cool off and numb your feet any sensitivity for traction or slippage. Whether you have spikes or not if you take one step onto the terrain you "should know" if footing/balance will work or not. Hard snow, soft snow, ice, wet gravel,..etc. Well? You want to go on? Turn back? Unless you are dead set to do 20 miles/day despite altitude, fatigue, low water, late morning start, SanJac report. Just keep one hand on the garmin tx and be ready to push the button. The hand that is free because it's not holding an ice axe. Rock and Roll.

Shorts and trail running shoes aren't the problem.

@@trexinvert I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic but you just described half the thru hikers on the pct

I assume you’re kidding. Rescuing an injured hiker after a fall is exactly the kind of thing I want my tax dollars used for.

Search and rescue groups, whether public or private live for this type mission. They are volunteers who train intensively and actual rescues are the best training possible. Maybe you would like to pay for any service from police, fire or paramedic service you or your family get.

I really need to do a public service announcement video on why we do not charge! This is free to the public and I echo the other replies here. Most of the comments on our videos seem to be 70-80% this question!

The ambulance ride cost him if he didn’t AMA and get his own transportation, the majority of rescues by public safety entities are funded by tax dollars. The ambulance at the landing zone was a private company.

@@Hook-in-handnothing is free, the taxpayers in the region paid for the time, Jet-A and the wear and tear on the aircraft.