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Helicopter Team Rescues Two Stranded Hikers From Cliff In California Canyon

📍 Black Star Canyon, CaliforniaFilmed 8 Jun 2026NTA10896By Darko Manevski

Credit: Orange County Fire Authority / NTA

On Memorial Day, the OCFA helicopter rescue team responded after receiving reports of two hikers stranded on a steep rock face in Black Star Canyon.

On Memorial Day, the OCFA helicopter rescue team responded after receiving reports of two hikers stranded on a steep rock face in Black Star Canyon.

A rescue medic was inserted by the helicopter rescue team and carried out a hoist rescue operation.

Both hikers were safely extracted from the cliffside during the mission.

Neither of the individuals was injured.

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Credit: Orange County Fire Authority / NTA
Byline: Darko Manevski, Journalist
Licence: Non-exclusive · Worldwide
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