The hiker and a companion had wandered off the remote 53-mile hiking path that follows the northern California coastline of ...

Nick Pape, Shelter Cove Fire Chief, said the two ended up off the Lost Coast Trail on a path that ends at a sheer vertical cliff. “It definitely is an unforgiving section, probably one of the ...

The incident occurred on Saturday, March 22 on a remote stretch of California’s famed Lost Coast Trail ... by the U.S. Coast Guard, firefighters in nearby Shelter Cove, California received ...

Local agencies and a U.S. Coast ... trail. "Both hoists required intense crew coordination due to the loose cliffside, dead trees, and limited power," according to the Coast Guard. "The Shelter ...

SHELTER COVE, Calif. – A dramatic cliffside rescue ... Hikers heading to the Lost Coast Trail are urged by firefighters to thoroughly research their route and stick to designated paths.

Two hikers were trekking the Lost ... to Shelter Cove” to provide rescuers with gasoline. After fueling up, the crew started its flight back home at about 7 p.m., rescuers said. Lost Coast ...

A man who slid down a near-vertical hillside and clung his hiking poles jammed above an estimated 60 foot drop was saved by multiple rescue teams Saturday on the Lost Coast Trail about eight miles ...

Local agencies and a U.S. Coast ... trail. "Both hoists required intense crew coordination due to the loose cliffside, dead trees, and limited power," according to the Coast Guard. "The Shelter ...

Shelter Cove Fire Chief Nick Pape said the hikers ventured about 400 yards off the sign-posted Lost Coast Trail onto a much narrower deer or bear trail. “They were definitely in an off-trail ...

A view of the rugged coastline in Shelter Cove, the Lost Coast, where pioneers fought coastal development. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...