A San Diego Fire-Rescue helicopter. (File photo courtesy of the department) An injured hiker was rescued by helicopter Wednesday from Cowles Mountain, a popular hiking destination in Mission…
Read more Helicopter rescues injured hiker on Cowles MountainA hiker clambers across a scorched landscape of ash, his footsteps crunching on charred earth as he peers over a ridge at a burn scar pocked with blackened…
Read more ‘It’s still smoldering.’ A hiker’s video of Palisades fire raises questions about state’s responsibilityRescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said.About 350 hikers had…
Read more Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount EverestA hiker who was attacked by a bear — probably a grizzly — in Yellowstone National Park this week has been released from the hospital. The 29-year old…
Read more Yellowstone hiker survives bloody encounter with a bear, possibly a grizzlyEvery hiker in Los Angeles knows that sinking feeling. You stare at the mountains (because that’s what we do when we have a moment) and see a dark…
Read more Commentary: Southern California forests are burning. Protect them from their biggest threat — peopleAfter a group of hikers found an abandoned German shepherd wandering the Malibu wilderness with its mouth zip-tied shut, an animal protection group is offering a $2,500 reward…
Read more Abandoned German shepherd found in Malibu with mouth zip-tied shutA hiker found himself stranded in a precarious spot on top of a “hoodoo with a sharp, catastrophic drop on all sides” in Utah, rescuers said. Photo by…
Read more Hiker stranded on Utah hoodoo with ‘sharp, catastrophic drop on all sides,’ photo showsA fallen hiker clung onto a gravel rock face in California as rescuers swooped in with a helicopter to save him, dramatic video shows. Other people in the…
Read more ‘Don’t let go!’ Watch as hiker clings to rock face during daring rescue in CaliforniaThe raccoon, not the one pictured, tested positive for rabies after the biting incident, park officials said. Unsplash/Henry Dinardo A hiker was exposed to a dangerous disease when…
Read more Rabid raccoon bites hiker traveling through national park, officials say. What to knowRINGWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) — A missing hiker at Ringwood State Park in New Jersey was located safely Monday afternoon. Carol Heimbach, 63, survived an entire day and…
Read more Hiker found in Sloatsburg after going missing in Ringwood State Park in New JerseyA hiker missing since August has been found dead in Colorado with his dog still alive next to his body, authorities said. The body of 71-year-old Rich Moore…
Read more Colorado hiker missing since August found dead, his dog found alive next to his bodyAn injured 63-year-old hiker was rescued from the Grand Canyon last week after being left alone by a group of friends, officials said. Search and rescue crews responded…
Read more Injured hiker rescued in Grand Canyon was left behind by friends, rescuers sayHuman remains found on Southern California’s Mount Baldy have been identified as those of British actor Julian Sands, who went missing while hiking in the area more than…
Read more Remains of actor Julian Sands found in Southern California mountainsHikers on Saturday discovered human remains on Southern California’s Mount Baldy, officials said, the same mountain area where British actor Julian Sands went missing more than five months…
Read more Human remains found in California mountain area where actor Julian Sands went missingGrand Canyon National Park, Ariz. — Officials say an Indiana woman died earlier this month while hiking inside Grand Canyon National Park. The National Park Service said Wednesday…
Read more Woman dies trying to hike from Grand Canyon rim to Colorado River and back in a daySource link
Read more Unbelievable factsA California search and rescue team came to the aid of 10 missing hikers in the “Last Chance” area of an Upper Ojai canyon thanks to an Apple…
Read more 10 missing hikers rescued from California canyon thanks to Apple SOS featureA search is ongoing for British actor Julian Sands, who has been missing since last week when he went hiking in a mountain area northeast of Los Angeles,…
Read more British actor Julian Sands reported missing while hiking north of Los AngelesA woman was found dead Wednesday, and her husband — who was rescued — reported that the couple suffered hypothermia while on a hiking trip in Zion National…
Read more Woman found dead, husband rescued in Zion National Park
