Injured hiker airlifted from West Camino Cielo near Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - An injured hiker was hoisted by helicopter to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Saturday after a bad fall off West Camino Cielo near Santa Barbara.
SB County Fire said they were called to the area west of Highway 154 around 1:23 p.m.
There, they found a woman in her 30s who had fallen while hiking and suffered a moderate injury to her lower leg.
Crews said they treated and stabilized the woman s injury before hoisting her into SB County Air Support Unit Copter 4 and flying her to SB Cottage Hospital for treatment.