[UPDATED With Video] Coast Guard Rescue Near Trinidad

Google maps screenshot of the area where the rescue is said to be taking place.

Google maps screenshot of the area where the rescue is said to be taking place.

Original Post: Scanner traffic indicates that Coast Guard and Fire crews are attempting a rescue of a minor who fell from a rock and possibly has a broken arm near Trinidad. Coast Guard has just picked up two people, and they are trying to coordinate with Mad River Ambulance to get the girl to the hospital. Details are scarce at this point. We will update when we have more information.

[Note: Scanner reports are not always as first reported.]

UPDATE 10:06 P.M.: The following is press release from the United States Coast Guard:

Coast Guard (2)MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – This afternoon the Coast Guard rescued 2 people, one with injuries, from the base of a cliff near Indian Beach between Moonstone Beach and Trinidad, CA.

At the request of CALFIRE, at 3:30pm today the Coast Guard diverted a MH-65D helicopter that was already in the air on a pre-planned training mission to assist two stranded people near Indian Beach south of Trinidad, CA. A 16 year old female, and her older sister, were traversing rocks near the water when she slipped and fell approximately 15 feet on to a small rock outcropping possibly breaking her arm and causing severe abrasions. Hampered by injuries and unable to successfully extract themselves due to impassable cliffs, the sisters used their cell phone to call for help. Once on scene, CALFIRE first responders located the females but were unable to affect a rescue due to the steep terrain and precarious location and relayed the call for help to the United States Coast Guard.

The crew of RESCUE 6558, piloted by Lt. Keith Roberts and Lt. J.J. Briggs maneuvered the helicopter under thick fog and slowly searched the shoreline north of Moonstone Beach. They located the survivors clinging to the rocks in a knee deep rising tide. Unable to hoist from directly above because of overhanging cliffs, the crew decided to move the survivors away from the cliffs. Flight mechanic Aviation Maintenance Technician Matt Lawrence lowered rescue swimmer Aviation Survival Technician Chief Neil Cahoon into the water adjacent to the women where he carried each through the rising surf. Both were then hoisted to safety. Upon landing at the Mad River Hospital, both survivors were treated for their injuries and hypothermia.

Lt. Roberts said, “This was a multi-agency team effort in that CALFIRE located the survivors and provided an on scene weather assessment to our crew, enabling us to hoist the survivors to safety”.

Video coming soon!

UPDATE 10:16 P.M.: Video of the rescue from the United States Coast Guard:

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