The Team was called to assist a 74-year-old male backpacker complaining of chest pain that radiated down his left arm. The subject arrived at his camping location by horseback, and the packer was scheduled to pick him up on Sunday July 21. He was with his 46-year-old son, and they had no method of communication to ask for assistance but they flagged down a passerby with a personal locator beacon (PLB) and he used his PLB to request assistance. The subject reported that this was the second day of chest pain.

CHP helicopter H42 was requested, and they accepted the mission. Their estimated time of arrival (ETA) at the subject's location was one hour. A Careflight fixed-wing aircraft was requested to meet CHP H42 at Bryant Field airport in Bridgeport. One team member who lived close to the trailhead responded to rescue base at the Leavitt Meadows Pack Station. While other team members were on the way, H42 was able to land on the lakeshore and load the subject. They flew directly to Bridgeport, and handed the subject off to Medic 7 who assessed and treated the subject during the brief wait for Careflight.

Preparing to transfer the subject from Medic 7 to Careflight. Image by J. Wallace

Careflight had to cancel their fixed-wing aircraft due to airport conditions, and instead sent a helicopter from their Gardnerville location. Careflight landed, and the subject was transferred from Medic 7 to Careflight, and then Careflight transported him to Renown Medical Center, in Reno NV. The operation was terminated at 1013 hours.

Careflight departing for Renown Medical Center in Reno, NV. Image by J. Haugh

IC: Pelichowski Ops Leader: Beck Responders: Bush, Creager, Trainor, Case, Haugh, Wallace, Buchanan, Patterson, Kelly