Madera County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on August 28, 2023, a 66-year-old male from Boston, MA was hiking with a small group in the area of Twin Island Lake at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet, when he injured his left leg and was not able to walk anymore.
The Madera County Sheriff’s Communications Center was notified via the SOS feature of a Garmin inReach device. It was reported that the hiker may have suffered a ruptured quadriceps.
Due to the remote location of the rescue, MCSO SAR requested the assistance of the California Highway Patrol helicopter H-40. Despite the extreme heat at that elevation, crews were successful in landing in a nearby meadow. They located the patient and transported him to a regional hospital for treatment.
