Auburn CHP crew member details 2 helicopter rescues in as many days

Dennis Shanahan reports

WEATHER WARMS UP THEY WOULDALSO LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE TAKEMORE PRECAUTIONS OUT THERE.THE PIECE IN SUFFERING FROMMULTIPLE MEDICAL CONDITIONSCHP FLIGHT OFFICER PARAMEDICJARED BOTH DESCRIBES HOW AHELICOPTER CREW HOISTED ASWIMMER TO SAFETY ALONG THESOUTH FORK OF THE AMERICANRIVER MONDAY.

SO IT'S 20 WASABLE TO COME IN IN TO RESCUEDEVICE AT THE RESCUE SWIMMERSFROM ELDORADO COUNTY FIREPLACE THAT THE VICTIM IN 2WEEKS TRACKS AND FROM THE AREAAND TRANSFERRED OVER TO AMEDICAL HELICOPTER.THIS IS THE HELICOPTERKNOWN AS H 20 HEADQUARTERED ATTHE CHP VALLEY DIVISION AIROPERATIONS BASE IN AUBURN SOON THE BACK WALL WE HAVE ALLTHE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIESTHAT A TYPICAL 911 IN NEWLOANS WITHIN THE REGION WOULDHAVE.THE MONDAY HOIST RESCUEWOULD BE THE FIRST OF 2 THISWEEK FOR THE H 20 CREW.TUESDAY THEY HELPED RESCUE ANINJURED HIKER NEAR KIPER'S THEVICTIM FELL APPROXIMATELY 100FEET DOWN A FAIRLY STEEP ROCKFACE AND THIS IS JUST THEBEGINNING OF THE BUSIEST TIMEOF YEAR FOR AREA RESCUERS.AS TEMPERATURES START TOWARM UP SNOW IS MELTING RIVERSARE RISING WE'RE STARTING TOSEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLERECREATE AROUND THE RIVERS.AT THE AMERICAN RIVERCONFLUENCE IN AUBURNILLUMINATED SIGNS ARE ALREADYWARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS ANDLIFE JACKETS ARE AVAILABLE.MOVING RIVERS ARE FASTERAND MORE UNPREDICTABLE THANYOU THINK AND THEY CAN CHANGEFROM YEAR TO YEAR OFFICER BOTHADVISE EVERYONE TO STAY AWAYFROM FAST-MOVING RIVERS WEARSAFETY EQUIPMENT STAY SOBERAND DON'T JUMP OFF HIGHOBJECTS WE HAVE PEOPLE THATWILL JUMP OFF OF VARIOUSTREASON CLIFF LEDGES ANDOBVIOUSLY RECREATING THE THATCOUNTRY'S LOT OF FUN.

BUT THENYOU END UP IN A REMOTE AREAWITH SOME VERY SERIOUSINJURIES.

AND SOME VERYDIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE MAKEEXCESS TOO.AND WHILE SNOW MELT ANDRAPID WATERS ARE WORTHY OFATTENTION RIGHT NOW OFFICER,BOTH REMINDS US THERE IS STILLPLENTY OF SNOW BLANKETING THEHIGH SIERRA AND ON MONDAY THEEL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE RESCUED A FAMILY WHOSECAR GOT STUCK IN THE SNOWALONG MORMON IMMIGRANT TRAIL.WHEN PEOPLE VENTURE INTOTHE BACK COUNTRY.

MAKE SUREYOU HAVE A WAY TO COMMUNICATEIT'S ALWAYS NICE TO LETSOMEONE KNOW WHERE YOU'REGOING BEFORE YOU GET THERE ANDWHEN YOU EXPECT TO BE BACK.ANOTHER POINT THAT OFFICER