Hiker who kept climbing California mountain after friend turned back found dead
A hiker who kept climbing California's Mount Whitney after a fellow hiker turned around has been found dead, according to a volunteer group.
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A hiker who kept climbing California's Mount Whitney after a fellow hiker turned around has been found dead, according to a volunteer group.
Two hikers are alive and well after being rescued from a remote area outside of Foresthill.
Jonathan Fielding was hiking with friends at Utah's Moonscape Overlook when he fell.
A New England woman is on a journey to hike across the nation, and she made the trek through Sacramento.
Ann Herford is a 66-year-old traveling nurse from Michigan who was working in Calaveras County. She was reported missing Tuesday when her colleagues noticed she never showed up for work.
A hunter found Rich Moore's body and his white Jack Russell terrier was next to the body, the sheriff's office said.
Officials are warning of the dangers on a popular hiking trail in Tahoe. The Placer County Sheriff's Office said it has made three rescues within this past month on the Shirley Canyon Trail in North Lake Tahoe. Read more here.
Officials at Yosemite National Park are asking visitors for assistance in finding a backpacker who has been missing since Sunday.
He stumbled and fell from a switchback not far from the falls and the scenic Benson Bridge, roughly 30 miles east of Portland.
The National Park Service says the Indiana woman became "pulseless" after emergency personnel reached her on the trail and resuscitation efforts failed.
It took a search and rescue team six hours to rescue the hikers, who were about four miles away from the trailhead.
A woman heard her husband call out, and turned to see him falling over the edge of the cliff, officials said.
Her husband reported that the couple suffered hypothermia while on a 16-mile hiking trip through the Narrows.
Gretja Otten and her mother Susan are on the trail right now. It's a trail that goes all the way from Georgia to Maine, and takes about six months to finish.
An injured female hiker was rescued Saturday morning after spending the night in Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County.
A hiker was injured at Edwards Crossing early Friday. Luckily crews were able to rescue them due to OES call boxes installed in the area, said Nevada County Consolidated FD.
Placer County Sheriff Department's helicopter assisted Cal Fire with the rescue.
A woman and her beloved dog are okay tonight after being rescued from 'Desolation Wilderness' near Lake Tahoe.
A CHP helicopter was used to locate the hiker and to lower a search and rescue volunteer to the ground.
Helicopter "Henry-1" was dispatched to Sonoma Mountain Regional Park for a hiker who suffered a knee injury and couldn't walk any further.
Authorities say a hiker found human remains near a creek in a secluded area close to the border between the cities of Moraga and Lafayette.
Officials at Yosemite National Park have found the body of a man who was missing for more than three weeks.
Miyuki Harwood released a one-page letter from her hospital bed, saying that she shouldn't have attempted to return to her base camp alone as it was getting dark.
An Orangevale woman who went missing nine days ago while hiking has been found alive.
Gregg Hein is recovering at a Fresno hospital.
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Anabel Morris, a 26-year veteran of the department, said the milestone represents both personal achievement and broader opportunity for the community.
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Charlie Lapastora reports.
Ashley Sharp reports.
From building bridges to water and power plants, several public works projects in the Sacramento region are being impacted by rising costs.
Nina Burns reports.