Firefighters were busy Wednesday afternoon, responding to back-to-back-to-back calls for help in Joshua Tree National Park and Twentynine Palms. About 2:15, a hiker fell and broke her leg in the Split Rock area of the national park. Joshua Tree firefighters, Morongo Basin Ambulance, Joshua Tree Search and Rescue, and park rangers responded to help the victim out and she was taken by MBA to a local hospital.
While first responders were at this call, they got a second call at 3:45 p.m. about a rock climber who fell about 40 to 50 feet near the Quail Springs area in Joshua Tree National Park. Due to the critical injuries of the man, who was in his 40s, a Riverside County Sheriff’s helicopter landed near the scene and flew him to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs.
And then Twentynine Palms firefighters were called about 4:30 p.m. for a crash in which a motorcycle rider collided with a motorhome at Utah Trail and Sunrise Drive. Investigators say the 47-year-old driver of the motorhome was traveling south on Utah Trail. As the 22-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson attempted to pass the motorhome, near Sunrise Drive, the motorhome made a left-hand turn, without signaling or braking. The motorcyclist crashed into the motorhome. A second helicopter was called and he was flown to a local hospital.
