A woman was airlifted to a hospital Saturday after emergency crews found her in a creek near Porter Creek Road in Calistoga. She had fallen from a cliff, according to reports, after texting a friend overnight that she was stuck and needed help. Authorities have not detailed her injuries.
A search helicopter was sent around 10:30 a.m. to the 4400 block of Porter Creek Road, near the Petrified Forest, according to diningandcooking.com. The account said the woman appeared to have fallen from the cliff into a creek below.
The woman had texted a friend around 3:30 a.m. saying she was stuck on a cliff near Porter Creek Road and needed assistance, the outlet reported. The friend saw the message later that morning and reported her missing, prompting a search by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
The Rescue
Emergency crews pulled the woman from the creek and flew her to a hospital. The San Francisco Chronicle also reported that Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office emergency crews found her in the water and carried out the rescue.
Search and Rescue Resources
California State Parks lists Petrified Forest at 4100 Petrified Forest Road, 5 miles northwest of Calistoga, providing geographic context for the area mentioned in the rescue report.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office says its Search and Rescue Team is an all-volunteer group supervised by department personnel that often works with the Henry 1 helicopter flight crew and paramedics. The office says the helicopter is based at the Charles M. Schultz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Authorities have not released the extent of her injuries or explained how she became stranded on the cliff.
