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Helicopter rescue for rattlesnake bitten desert hiker

Posted by Christina Kelley on March 14, 2018 in Crime | Leave a response
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A hiker was bitten by a rattlesnake on a trail near Thousand Palms Wednesday and was airlifted out of the area for medical treatment.

Fire personnel received word of the injured hiker at 10:16 a.m. on the Pushawalla Palms Trail at the Coachella Valley Preserve, in the 29000 block of Thousand Palms Canyon Road.

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Due to the remote location, a California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted the unidentified hiker to a waiting ambulance, which took the victim to a hospital for injuries described as moderate, according to Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department.

–City News Service

Helicopter rescue for rattlesnake bitten desert hiker was last modified: March 14th, 2018 by Christina Kelley

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