While hiking along the river, three subjects, all in their mid-20’s, fell into the water and traveled about 50 yards downstream. Other hikers along the trail were able to throw a rope to one subject and help the others out of the river.
MCSO Deputies, SAR Volunteers, CAL-FIRE, Madera County Fire, and Sierra Ambulance all responded to the location.
The subjects were hiked down by the rescue team and evaluated by Sierra Ambulance. They all declined further medical treatment.
Currently, Willow Creek is flowing at 140 Cubic Feet Per Second, which is near the 30 year high peak flow average of 150 CFS.
MCSO would like to remind citizens that the river is unforgiving.
We urge the public to always exercise extreme caution when hiking, especially near waterways with large rocks.
Around 5:15pm on 4/27/19, #MCSO received a call for service regarding a rescue in the Angel Falls area. While hiking along the river, three subjects, all in their mid-20’s, fell into the water and traveled about 50 yards down stream. Other hikers along the trail were able to throw a rope to one subject and help the others out of the river. MCSO Deputies, SAR Volunteers, CAL-FIRE, Madera County Fire, and Sierra Ambulance all responded to the location. The subjects were hiked down by the rescue team and evaluated by Sierra Ambulance. They all declined further medical treatment. Currently, Willow Creek is flowing at 140 Cubic Feet Per Second, which is near the 30 year high peak flow average of 150 CFS. #MCSO would like to remind citizens that the river is unforgiving. We urge the public to always exercise extreme caution when hiking, especially near waterways with large rocks. #maderasheriff #mcso #mcsointhefield #searchandrescue #sar #rescue
Posted by Madera County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, April 27, 2019
Source: MCSO
