[Update] Motorcyclist Injured on Remote Area of Usal Road; Air Ambulance Called

A motorcyclist was injured Thursday afternoon on Usal Road, prompting a multi-agency emergency response that included two air ambulances dispatched to the remote Southern Humboldt area.

The Mendocino County Emergency Communications Center received a report of the crash around 4:15 p.m. The injured rider was being transported by another motorcyclist to meet first responders at the intersection of Usal Road and Briceland Road, a response method often called a rolling medical.

Whale Gulch Volunteer Fire Department and City Ambulance were requested to respond. Two air ambulances were also on order: Reach 5 accepted with an estimated arrival of 4:54 p.m., though later cancelled, with Reach 18 responding with a quicker arrival time. Cal Fire Helicopter 604 indicated it would be on scene by 4:50 p.m. Whitethorn Fire was asked to provide mutual aid.

Contact with the injured motorcyclist was made at 4:39 p.m. at Four Corners, where an incident commander assessed the woman. She was experiencing pain in her right ankle. The woman was 42 years old.

Whitethorn Fire was then directed to proceed to a nearby airport to establish a landing zone, while all other resources were asked to continue responding.

The cause of the crash was not immediately available.

Information is from scanner traffic and may be incomplete or subject to change. This article will be updated as more details become available.

Update 5:43 p.m.: According to scanner traffic, the patient has been transported by the scene via air ambulance.