On March 14, 2021, at 1416 hours the Team was called for assistance with a 58 year old female who had fallen while ice climbing in Lee Vining Canyon. The reporting party advised that the subject had a possible femur or pelvis fracture. Air resources were requested, and CHP H20 initially accepted the mission, but was unable to complete the mission due to weather.

The Team responded to the Poole Power Plant (the trailhead for access to Lee Vining Canyon ice routes), and Care Flight was requested and was standing by at the Lee Vining airport. Field teams began the trek into the canyon at 1603 hours, but met a group of spontaneous volunteers transporting the subject in a wire litter about 300 yards from the trailhead.

This group continued the carryout to the trailhead, and delivered the subject to Mono County medics, who transported the subject to Mammoth Hospital. The subject declined Care Flight.

IC: Way, Pelichowski, Gillespie Ops Leader: None Responders: Senior, Quiring, Anderson, Endo, Kallemeyn, Knight, Zila, Evans, Hartstrom