A team from Inyo County Search and Rescue is inserted
Summary
A team from Inyo County Search and Rescue is inserted near Iceberg Lake on Mount Whitney, Aug. 25, 2019, by a U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, for a high-altitude hoist rescue of an injured hiker about 700 feet below the mountain's peak. Cal Guard assists local, state and federal agencies during search and rescue missions and domestic disaster response efforts. (Photo courtesy Inyo County Search and Rescue)
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california national guard
mount whitney
cal guard hoists injured hiker off mount whitney
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Date
25/08/2019
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