DATE/TIME: Saturday, November 13, 2021, 5:00 p.m.
INCIDENT: Night Vision Goggle Hoist Rescue
LOCATION: Pinnacle Hiking Area, Lake Arrowhead, Ca.
SUSPECT(S): N/A
VICTIM(S): Nathan Harrington, 23-years-old, Hollywood, Ca.
Daniella Kelley, 23-years-old, Hollywood, Ca.
SUMMARY: On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Nathan Harrington and Daniella Kelley went hiking at the Pinnacle Hills in Lake Arrowhead. During their hike, they went off trail to rock climb and lost track of time.
As it got dark, they were not able to re-locate the trail and became lost. They placed a 911 call requesting help, advising Sheriff's Dispatch they did not have any water or food.
Sheriff’s Desert Patrol Helicopter, 40-KING-2, was dispatched to the area to look for Harrington and Kelley. The crew arrived and located them in steep rocky terrain. The crew attempted to guide them back to the trail, however the terrain was too steep and dangerous due to darkness. The crew determined a hoist rescue would be needed to get both subjects to safety.
40-KING-2 met with the valley patrol crew (40-KING-1), where they combined crews to perform a hoist rescue. 40-KING-2, with a crew of three deputies, responded back to the location and hoisted a deputy down to the subjects. The deputy secured the subjects seperately into a rescue harness. Once the subjects were secured, they were hoisted one at a time to the helicopter, then flown to a nearby field where they were dropped off to a Twin Peaks deputy. The crew returned and hoisted the deputy back to the helicopter.
Due to the time of night and mountainess terrain, the crew had to use night vision goggles during the hoist rescue.
40-KING-2 Crew: Pilot - Deputy Paul Kowalski
Crew Chief - Deputy Cody Korkotsakis
Hoist Rider - Deputy Cody Manning
Refer: Cody Korkotsakis, Deputy
Station: Emergency Operations Division - Aviation Unit
Phone No. (909)252-4100
Case No. 052101871
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
