{"id":63682,"date":"2020-03-18T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T21:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=63682"},"modified":"2020-03-18T14:41:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T21:41:23","slug":"pct-hiker-rescued-over-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2020\/03\/18\/pct-hiker-rescued-over-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT hiker rescued over weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PCT-hiker-rescue.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PCT-hiker-rescue.jpg 760w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PCT-hiker-rescue-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PCT-hiker-rescue-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PCT-hiker-rescue-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PCT-hiker-rescue-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption>The Riverside County Sheriff Department, Riverside County Fire, AMR and Idyllwild Fire Protection District wait for the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit to help a PCT hiker off the trail after being exposed to the elements for two to three days.\nphoto by Jenny Kirchner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) hiker was found in a near-hypothermic state Saturday afternoon after fellow hikers found him wandering in the snow and off the trail in wet clothes with no shoes. <br>     The PCT hiker had been in the area for two to three days after hiking through knee-deep snow. The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) happened to be training near Saddle Junction when the hikers flagged them down to help rescue the man.<br>     \u201cHe\u2019s lucky to be alive. If he wasn\u2019t found when he was, he probably wouldn\u2019t have made it through the night,\u201d Riverside County Sheriff Deputy Jeremy Parsons said.<br>     After hikers and RMRU helped the hiker change into dry clothes and wrapped him in warm gear, they slowly made their way to Humber Park where the Riverside County Sheriff\u2019s Department, Riverside County Fire, AMR and Idyllwild Fire Protection District were waiting for his arrival. <br>     The hiker was immediately taken by paramedics to an awaiting ambulance for evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) hiker was found in a near-hypothermic state Saturday afternoon after fellow hikers found him wandering in the snow and off the trail in wet clothes with no shoes. The PCT hiker had been in the area for two to three days after hiking through knee-deep snow. 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