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.
Suspected DUI driver wreaks havoc in Shell Beach
March 9, 2021
By JOSH FRIEDMAN
A suspected DUI driver plunged off the side of Highway 101 in Shell Beach Monday night, shortly after being involved in a separate car crash.
Shortly before 10 p.m., the driver was heading northbound on Highway 101 just past the Maddie Road offramp when she rear-ended a vehicle. The driver fled the scene at speeds of upwards of 90 mph prior to going over the guardrail and plunging 30 feet to the roadway below.
Her car landed upside down near the intersection of Spyglass Drive and Shell Beach Road, according to Cal Fire.