Two lost hikers rescued on Big Morongo Canyon Trail

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Two hikers were rescued after getting lost while on the Big Morongo Canyon Trail near Desert Hot Springs Monday afternoon.

The incident was first reported at around 3:20 p.m. in the area of N Indian Canyon Drive and Worsley Road.

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"The Sheriff’s Aviation Unit also responded to assist and located two hikers on Big Morongo Canyon Trail.  The Aviation Unit retrieved the hikers from the trail and transported them to a waiting ambulance," reads an email from CAL FIRE.

Paramedics evaluated both hikers at the scene, and no injuries were reported.