Emergency crews were called up to rescue an injured hiker yesterday afternoon. Cal Fire officials say they received a call just before noon about the hiker on Ontario Ridge Trail near Shell Beach. First responders found the hiker suffering from a possible broken leg and hand injury. The hiker was transported to an area hospital for treatment, their current condition is unknown.
Firefighters rescue injured hiker from trail near Shell Beach
March 15, 2021
Cal Fire personnel rescued an injured hiker, who possibly suffered a broken leg, from the Ontario Ridge Trail near Shell Beach on Sunday.
Shortly before noon, a person reported an injured hiker on the Ontario Ridge Trail. Rescue crews arrived at the scene and found the hiker had suffered a hand injury, in addition to the apparent leg injury.
Crews secured the hiker and wheeled the injured person down a slope along Shell Beach Road near Avila Beach Drive, photos show. An ambulance transported the hiker to a local hospital.
Local attorney and activist Tarren Collins had just recently sworn off volunteer work to focus more on her own personal life in 2014 when she came across recently installed fences and no trespassing signs blocking a portion of her favorite hike at Ontario Ridge. A steep, straight slope above Cave Landing connects the Shell Beach Bluff Trail with the ridge, and it traverses land privately owned by Rob and Judy McCarthy, who have been embroiled in a battle to build a home on the property for around a decade. click to enlarge Screenshot From Coastal Commission Staff Report
A STEEP SLOPE The Coastal Commission recently denied a proposal to relocate a particularly steep portion of the Ontario Ridge Trail near Avila Beach.