The sheriff’s Rescue 9 helicopter crew lifted her to safety. (Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department) But even the new plan was difficult to execute.

A Riverside County sheriff’s team rescued a hiker on the edge of a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail. She was stranded about 20 to 30 feet from the plateau.

IDYLLWILD, Calif. (KABC) -- A Riverside County Sheriff's Department helicopter crew hoisted a man to safety on Sunday after he fell about 30 feet while rock climbing in Idyllwild, dramatic bodycam ...

San Bernardino County deputies arrested eight people for boating under the influence during a Fourth of July holiday enforcement operation.

A hiker clings to an outcropping on a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail in Riverside County on April 13, 2025. The sheriff’s Rescue 9 helicopter crew lifted her to safety. (Courtesy of Riverside ...

The sheriff’s Rescue 9 helicopter crew lifted her to safety. (Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department) But even the new plan was difficult to execute.

A hiker clings to an outcropping on a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail in Riverside County on April 13, 2025. The sheriff’s Rescue 9 helicopter crew lifted her to safety. (Courtesy of Riverside ...

A hiker clings to an outcropping on a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail in Riverside County on April 13, 2025. The sheriff’s Rescue 9 helicopter crew lifted her to safety. (Courtesy of Riverside ...

A hiker clings to an outcropping on a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail in Riverside County on April 13, 2025. The sheriff’s Rescue 9 helicopter crew lifted her to safety. (Courtesy of Riverside ...

A hiker clings to an outcropping on a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail in Riverside County on April 13, 2025. The sheriff’s Rescue 9 helicopter crew lifted her to safety. (Courtesy of Riverside County ...

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies rescued a terrified hiker from a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail on Sunday, April 13, as she was “death gripping” an outcropping and her legs trembled as ...