[ckissick]

Exciting story with a great outcome.

As a SAR member, I've trained with a CA National Guard Black Hawk helo. Maybe the same one? It was out of Sacramento, I think. Getting hoisted up to it is something you don't forget. The smile doesn't leave your face until after you get home. Those SAR people in Inyo County are in a different league, though. I've been on searches where the subject was extracted by helo, but it was pretty tame. We just used a helo because it was too far to walk. For them. Not us. I had to walk back.

BTW, rescues don't typically cost anything. If it did, lost people would hesitate to call for help. And possibly die. Oh, and always carry a Garmin In-Reach! It saved her life.