{"id":1118,"date":"2026-09-29T16:47:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:47:22","slug":"3-hikers-in-big-sur-saved-in-overnight-rescue-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=1118","title":{"rendered":"3 hikers in Big Sur saved in overnight rescue operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2026-09-29\/MCSO_BigSurhikers_092926.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Three hikers were rescued early Monday, Sept. 28, in Big Sur, Calif. after requesting emergency assistance. (Monterey County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(NEW YORK) &#8212; Three hikers were airlifted to safety by rescue crews early Monday morning after becoming lost and disoriented in a Big Sur state park, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>The hikers called 911 at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday to request emergency assistance, prompting a joint search-and-rescue operation by the Monterey County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Search and Rescue, Big Sur Fire, and a naval air station in the area, according to the Monterey County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>One of the hikers was experiencing a medical emergency when they called 911, the sheriff&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>The group was located at about 12:30 a.m. The sheriff&#8217;s office team located them Monday and hoisted them to safety with &#8220;Lasso 3,&#8221; a Navy search-and-rescue helicopter, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue teams undertook a 2.5-mile hike at about 2,000 feet of elevation along trails that needed to be cleared with machetes and chainsaws because of overgrowth to reach the hikers, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The three were hiking in Limekiln State Park along the Big Sur coastline, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The three were turned over to Big Sur Fire and Ambulance personnel upon their safe return and the mission was concluded at about 4 a.m. on Monday, according to the sheriff&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>The Monterey County Sheriff&#8217;s Office reminds those venturing into the backcountry to know their limitations and prepare before departing. Hikers are encouraged to use established trails, carry a GPS-enabled device for navigation, and tell a family member or friend when they leave and their expected return time.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three hikers were rescued early Monday, Sept. 28, in Big Sur, Calif. after requesting emergency assistance. (Monterey County Sheriff&#8217;s Office) (NEW YORK) &#8212; Three hikers were airlifted to safety by rescue crews early Monday morning after becoming lost and disoriented in a Big Sur state park, according to officials. The hikers called 911 at 7:30 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}