VIDEO: Hiker rescued after tumbling off Sentinel Rock on Mount Diablo
/ CBS San Francisco
DANVILLE -- A 19-year-old hiker suffered major injuries Sunday after he slipped and tumbled as much as 60 feet down a cliff while climbing Sentinel Rock on Mount Diablo.
According to the California Highway Patrol, they received a call for rescue helicopter assistance at the popular Bay Area recreation area around at approximately 4:40 p.m.
The helicopter lowered a San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District rescue technician to assist the injured hiker.
Authorities said the hiker was climbing Sentinel Rock when he fell approximately 30-60 feet to a ledge below. He sustained major injuries.
Once the climber was placed into rescue equipment, he was hoisted to helicopter and flown to a nearby landing zone. He was then transferred to a waiting REACH helicopter and flown to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
California State Park Rangers were investigating the cause of the fall.
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