Hikers Rescued From Cliff Near Idyllwild
Two Santa Cruz residents became stranded while climbing near Idyllwild, necessitating a pre-dawn cliff-side rescue today, a sheriff’s sergeant said.
The climbers called for help about 7:45 p.m. Sunday from Tahquitz Rock, according to Sgt. Ron Lawler of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Members of the Riverside County Mountain Rescue Unit hiked to the climbers’ location and helped them down to safety by 3 this morning, Lawler said.
The climbers did not require any medical attention, the sergeant said.
Tahquitz Rock and nearby Suicide Rock have been popular with rock climbers for decades. The cliffs are close to Humber Park, but approaches are steep.
