Driver rescued by Sheriff’s helicopter and Bodega Bay Fire crews
May 30th, 2010 | Published in In the News, Long Line, Medical, Rescue
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 5-27-10 at about 1:20 PM, the Sheriff’s Rescue Helicopter unit “Henry-1″ was dispatched to a vehicle over the cliff in the 20000 block of Oyster Catcher Loop in Bodega Bay. A 62-year-old Bodega Bay woman accidentally backed her SUV off the roadway, down a hill and into a ravine toward the ocean in that area.
The Henry-1 crew arrived at about 12 minutes later along with Bodega Bay Fire members. The vehicle was about 250 yards off the roadway and nosed down into a ravine. The woman was extricated from the vehicle by the Bodega Bay Fire crew. Given the location on the cliff and the serious nature of the patient’s injuries, the Henry-1 rescue crew long-lined the woman from the crash site on the cliff to the bluff via 100-foot long-line attached to the bottom of the helicopter. The Henry-1 crew then reconfigured the helicopter for medical transport and transported the woman to a Santa Rosa area hospital.
