Difficult RMRU rescue likely saves hiker’s life
Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit volunteer and Idyllwild local Lee Arnson remembers many very difficult missions, but the Sunday night rescue of a 17-year-old hiker stranded on Tahquitz ranks near the top, both in dangerous conditions and satisfaction at the end. “I think we may have saved a life,” said Arnson, recounting the ice-encrusted chute in…