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Young Hiker Rescued By Helicopter After Fall In Walnut Creek
A young hiker was injured Saturday and had to be rescued after a fall on a trail in the Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A young hiker was injured Saturday after a fall on a trail in the Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek.
Contra Costa County sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said Tuesday that Contra Costa County Fire Protection District paramedics were called at 3:49 p.m. Saturday to the open space.
The sheriff's "STARR3" helicopter was called in to do a short-haul rescue of the victim from the trail to a waiting ambulance at the south end of Marshall Drive, near Indian Valley Elementary School.
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The hiker was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries that aren't considered life-threatening, Lee said.
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