At approximately 1844 hours the Team was called to assist a 35-year-old male hiker with reported altitude sickness near Olaine Lake on the Shadow Creek Trail. Rescue base was established near Minaret Vista, and field teams were shuttled from there to the Agnew Meadows Trailhead.

The field teams were prepared to assess, treat, and transport the subject in the wheeled litter, but when subject contact was made the subject was found to be ambulatory, though moving slowly. The field teams accompanied the subject to the trailhead where he denied treatment and was transported by a Madera County Sheriff’s Deputy. The operation was terminated at 2210 hours.

IC: Rhoads Ops Leader: Bush Responders: Anderson, Blackman, Case, Cucura, Huizingh, Lipman, Romanova, Salay, Thompson