Hiker with injured ankle
By Jim Fairchild
Just after 1740 this afternoon Jim
Garvey and I were discussing autos and RMRU at
his auto agency. We parted with the observation
that it had been a long time since the last
mission and, "See you tonight.....!"
Just after
1800 I was at the intersection of Central and
Riverside Avenues when the pager sounded. Two
blocks later I was talking to Al Andrews, who
told of an injury at Chinquapin Flats near
Tahquitz Peak, and could I drive the van. Well,
sure, I'm standing 50 feet from it.
At our
roadhead, Humber Park, we assembled gear for the
hike. An injured ankle would not be at all hard
to care for. John Dew, Kevin and Walt Walker and
I took off up the trail, leaving instructions
that later comers bring the wheeled litter and
accessories.
A lovely
evening for a fast hike if it were cooler. We
were well into our second winds when we spotted
flashlights halted at Jolly Springs, a mile up.
As we approached the party with flashlights came
barreling along without slowing and we spotted a
large fellow carrying another large fellow
"piggyback." John asked it this were
the injured person as they sped past him. They
slowed to a halt after Walt spoke a few, rather
harsh, words. Before long this party acknowledged
the wisdom of such things as air splints,
insulation, and a wheeled-litter ride back to
Humber Park.
Shortly Tony
Loro, Pete Carlson, Larry Roland, Jim Garvey,
Craig Beasely and Ron Barry hustled up with the
litter.
The splinted
and warmed Mr. William Richards was loaded into
the litter and was started on his journey that
ended at Loma Linda Hospital.
We also were assisted by Riverside
County Radio Association members, Mary Bowman and
Gordon Johnson, of Idyllwild who manned the base
radios for back-to-town communications.
The splinted and warmed Mr. William
Richards was loaded into the litter and was
started on his journey that ended at Loma Linda
Hospital.
We also were assisted by Rivers
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