Hiker suffers serious injuries near Rancho Mirage
A hiker was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after being rescued southeast of Rancho Mirage Wednesday afternoon.
The rescue happened just before 2:00 p.m. A map shared by CAL FIRE shows the rescue happened near the Bump and Grind trail.
A Riverside County Sheriff's Office helicopter hoisted and flew the patient to a nearby landing zone, where they were then transported to a local area hospital by ground ambulance, CAL FIRE officials said.
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