Hiker rescued after minor injury on Pushawalla Palms Trail

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ - A hiker was rescued by a helicopter after being injured on the Pushawalla Palms Trail in the Indio area.
The incident was first reported just after 11:15 a.m.
According to CAL FIRE, first responders were called out to an inaccessible rescue involving a patient with minor injuries.
Riverside County Sheriff Rescue 9 hoisted the patient to awaiting paramedics and was transported by ground to a local hospital for further evaluation.