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Fox News
09-07-2025
- General
- Fox News
Five helicopters needed to save injured solo climber on California's second-highest peak
A high-altitude rescue effort involving multiple agencies and five helicopters unfolded over two days on the second-highest mountain in both the Sierra Nevada range and the state of California. On the afternoon of July 2, the Inyo County Sheriff's Office announced in a release that they received an SOS alert from a Garmin InReach device belonging to a solo female climber who reported a fall while navigating off-route near the West Chute of Mt. Williamson. In her satellite message, she described a grave situation: a serious lower leg injury with bone visibly protruding through the skin, and the loss of her backpack containing essential supplies. Despite suffering from a severe injury at 13,800 feet, the climber remained responsive and composed. Assistance was requested by Inyo County's Search and Rescue (SAR) and California Highway Patrol (CHP) Central Division Air Operations. Rescue operations were immediately complicated by a fast-moving thunderstorm that swept over the Sierra Nevada, grounding helicopters and forcing personnel to retreat after initial attempts to reach the injured climber. The aircraft had managed to pick up two SAR volunteers, the department said, but was unable to breach the dense cloud cover to access the high-altitude terrain. As night fell and flight options narrowed, the Inyo County Sheriff's Office, coordinating with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, secured mutual aid from VX-31 at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station. Just before midnight, a VX-31 aircraft placed four SAR volunteers at roughly 10,500 feet near Shepherd's Pass, the highest point the aircraft could reach due to altitude limitations, leaving the SAR team to continue their climb on foot under cover of darkness, the department said. By sunrise on July 3, SAR members had reached the base of Mt. Williamson's west face and established verbal contact with the injured climber. With weather conditions improving, CHP H-40 returned, but the climber was in a narrow chute and the helicopter could not safely rescue her. Two additional SAR members were inserted 300 feet above her and descended to her location approximately 23 hours after her initial fall, the department said. The department said that personnel realized that a safe extraction would require even more advanced air capabilities, and they coordinated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which deployed its Air 5 helicopter equipped with a longer hoist. Despite the advanced equipment, Air 5 was unable to complete the mission due to the extreme altitude. Ultimately, it was the California National Guard that made the final extraction possible. A Blackhawk helicopter, Spartan 164, was staged at Bishop Airport and launched into action, the department said. After SAR members moved the climber to more open terrain, Spartan 164 successfully hoisted her to safety at approximately 7:15 p.m. on July 3, more than 28 hours after her distress call was first received. The helicopter later returned to retrieve the SAR volunteers. In total, six SAR members operated in the field during the rescue, while another seven coordinated from base and remained ready for further deployment. The Inyo County Sheriff's Office praised the seamless interagency coordination and the exceptional courage of all involved. "This mission is a powerful reminder of the dangers of high-altitude mountaineering and the extraordinary efforts behind each rescue," the Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "The climber's bravery and composure in extreme conditions were remarkable. All involved were impressed by her ability to remain calm, collected, and alive." Fox News Digital has reached out to the California National Guard, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, and Garmin for comment.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hear Bruce Springsteen's Lost Nineties Mariachi Song ‘Adelita'
In just four weeks, Bruce Springsteen will release Tracks II: The Lost Albums, a collection of seven LPs he recorded in full and then shelved between 1983 and 2018. In the build-up to the release, Springsteen has shared several songs from the project, including 'Blind Spot' from the drum loop LP Streets of Philadelphia Sessions,' the title track to the lost western soundtrack Faithless, 'Rain in the River' from his late Nineties song collection Perfect World, and 'Repo Man' from his country rock album Somewhere North of Nashville. The newest song drop is 'Adelita' from Inyo, an album he originally envisioned as a follow-up to 1995's The Ghost of Tom Joad. It's a tribute to female Soldadera soldiers of the Mexican Revolution that Springsteen created with a group of mariachi musicians (Luis Villalobos, Alberto Villalobos, Angel Ramos, Humberto Manuel Flores Gutierrez, David Glukh, Jorge Espinosa, Miguel Ponce) who play on several Inyo tracks. More from Rolling Stone Bruce Springsteen Is Under Attack by Trump. These Are All the Artists Supporting Him Bono Backs Bruce Springsteen in Trump's Musician Battle: 'There's Only One Boss in America' Tom Morello Joins Bruce Springsteen and Harvard in Trump Standoff: 'F-ck That Guy' 'Inyo was a record I wrote in California during long drives along the California aqueduct, up through Inyo County on my way to Yosemite or Death Valley,' Springsteen says in a press release. 'I was enjoying that kind of writing so much. [On 'The Ghost Of Tom Joad' tour] I would go home to the hotel room at night and continue to write in that style because I thought I was going to follow up The Ghost of Tom Joad with a similar record, but I didn't. That's where Inyo came from. It's one of my favorites.' Much like The Ghost of Tom Joad, several songs on Inyo were inspired by the impact of border crossings on families in Mexico and the United States. 'There was constant border reporting in the Los Angeles Times,' Springsteen says in a statement, 'so it was a big part of your life.' At the moment, Bruce Springsteen is in the middle of a European tour with the E Street Band. It's a politically-charged show where Springsteen speaks candidly about the political situation back home in the States. 'In my home, the America I love, the America I've written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration,' Springsteen told the crowd on opening night. 'Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against the authoritarianism, and let freedom ring.' Predictably, this sparked a series of angry Truth Social posts by President Trump. 'Springsteen is 'dumb as a rock,'' Trump wrote, 'and couldn't see what was going on, or could he (which is even worse!)? This dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just 'standard fare.' Then we'll all see how it goes for him!' Springsteen responded to the veiled threat by releasing his speech in full on the six-track digital EP Land of Hope and Dreams. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
