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Missing man found stranded
On
March 21, 1989, a young man named Carter was
rescued from Tahquitz Canyon by RMRU members and
flown out of the canyon by helicopter. Carter was
one day over-due to his destination. He was on a
two day hike from Humber Park in Idyllwild, to
Palm Springs, via U.S. Forest Service Trails and
with a final hike-out by way of Tahquitz Canyon.
Carter
had become stranded at the three thousand foot
level in Tahquitz Canyon. He was in good
condition when located at 3:30 p.m. by aerial
search. Carter stood on a large boulder and
signaled to the helicopter by waving a red
bivouac sack. The Landells Aviation helicopter
was piloted by Steve DeJesus, with RMRU members
Kevin Walker and Rob Gardner on board.
A one
runner landing on a boulder was performed to
deploy Rob who then hiked up the canyon to where
Carter was stranded. Rob guided Carter back to
the boulder where the helicopter returned and
Kevin assisted Carter into the helicopter while
Steve held the ship in a hover over the boulder.
They then proceeded on to the base camp at Ann
Dolly's by the mouth of Tahquitz Canyon, where
Carter told his story to the Sheriff's deputy and
the RMRU members. Carter said, ;Thanks for
rescuing my darn fool neck;. In turn the rescuers
pointed out that it was easy to find him when he
was overdue, as he had left a good map of his
planned route and had remained on his route.
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