At 1005 hours the Team was called to assist with the evacuation of an injured 69-year-old female in the north Owens River Gorge. The subject is a climber, but had a mishap on the approach trail to the chosen climbing area. She was part of a group of 4 climbers. Rescue base was established on the Gorge Road above the injured subject.

MOSAR field teams hiked down from the road to assist in the litter carryout. Paradise Fire, Wheeler Crest Fire, Long Valley Fire, BLM Fire, and Mono County Medic 3 were all on scene prior to the arrival of MOSAR.

Working hard transporting the subject up the loose scree from her accident locaton. Image by A. Johnson

Mono SAR, Paradise Fire, Wheeler Crest Fire, Long Valley Fire, and the staff of Medic Unit 3 transporting the subject to the Gorge Road. Image by A. Johnson

All agencies worked together to package the subject in the wheeled litter and transport her to the road.

Loading the subject into the medic unit and concluding the operation. Image by M. Quiring.

Medic 3 transported the subject to Mammoth Hospital for evaluation and treatment. The operation was terminated at 1326 hours.

MOSAR responders. Image by J. Haugh using M. Quiring equipment.

IC: Rhoads Ops Leader: Thompson Responders: Anderson, Baron, Buchanan, Case, Haugh, Quiring, Senior, Wilson