An 18-year-old woman fell 30 feet off Bishop Peak and was transferred to Sierra Vista Hospital via helicopter Monday morning.
The San Luis Obispo City Fire Department received a call at 11: 15 a.m. regarding an injured hiker on Bishop Peak, according to fire marshal Rodger Maggio. The response team included the fire department, the county fire technical rescue team, a San Luis ambulance and a California Highway Patrol h-70 helicopter, he said. This helicopter is based out of Paso Robles Airport and is staffed with a pilot and a flight officer paramedic, according to Cambria health care district’s Web site.
The crew found the female hiker at the base of a rock face complaining of back pain as a result of the fall. She was medically assessed, airlifted by helicopter and transported to the hospital, a process that took about three hours.
Maggio, who was not present at the exact location of the incident but briefly visited the bottom of the mountain, does not know the woman’s name, her current condition or how she fell.