INJURIES FROM A FALL AND TRAUMA IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK YESTERDAY

Emergency responders went in to Joshua Tree National Park Wednesday (December, 26) on two incidents that resulted in serious injuries. At about 1:30 pm Morongo Basin Ambulance personnel responded to a trauma call at the Hidden Valley Campground. After stabilizing the victim, who was not identified, the patient was taken to a trauma center. Later Wednesday, at about 4:30 pm, Morongo Basin Ambulance personal responded to a report of a fall victim on the Lost Horse trail in Joshua Tree National Park. The fall victim, also unidentified, was also stabilized and was transported by Medical Emergency helicopter to a trauma center.