Sheriff's Aviation and County Fire hoisted a woman out of Deep Creek after she became ill while hiking 
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 4, 2017
INCIDENT: Hoist Rescue
LOCATION: Devil’s Hole, Deep Creek - Lake Arrowhead
VICTIM: Elinor Angel, 31 years old, resident of Cary, North Carolina
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, May 4, 2017 the victim Angel was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail near the Devil’s Hole area of Deep Creek. Angel was on a backpacking trip following the Pacific Crest Trail to Canada when she became sick and started vomiting. She was no longer able to continue and called for medical assistance. Sheriff’s Aviation was requested to help County Fire locate Angel. Sheriff’s patrol helicopter, 40K2 with Deputies Kowalski and Korkotsakis responded to search for Angel’s exact location. Devil’s Hole is in a remote location 2-3 miles from Lake Arrowhead, near the Deep Creek area with steep and rocky terrain. 40K2 arrived on scene and located Angel where the trail meets Devil’s Hole on the creek.
Sheriff’s Rescue Helicopter 40K4 was requested due to the location and the terrain.
40K4, with Sheriffs Corporals Anderson and Ells and County Firefighters Captain Spies and Paramedic Deshon, arrived on scene. 40K4 using the rescue hoist inserted a rescue medic 100 feet down to Angel’s location. The medic made contact with Angel and determined she was unable to hike out of the area due to her medical condition. Angel was placed in a rescue harness, hoisted to the helicopter and transported to Mountains Community Hospital for further medical treatment.
Refer: Corporal Mike Ells
Station: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Aviation
Phone No. (909)252-4100
John McMahon, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Headquarters
655 E 3rd St
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700
