Helicopter Rescue In San Ramon Valley After Man Falls Into Ravine

Danville CA

01 December, 2021

10:56 AM

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ALAMO, CA — An elderly man was airlifted Tuesday afternoon after he fell into an Alamo ravine. The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection was called to Ridgewood Road — between the Alamo Plaza Shopping Center and Las Trampas Regional Wildnerness Park — at 12:15 p.m., according to the air operations agency of the California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division. Firefighters and paramedics quickly found the man, who fell into a ravine at the rear of Ridgewood Road, but were unable to bring him to safety due to the difficult terrain. #HappeningNow Firefighters and CHP helicopter are on scene of a technical rescue in Alamo. pic.twitter.com/GssFjLFClT— San Ramon Valley Fire (@srvfire) November 30, 2021 A CHP helicopter was called to the scene. An officer/paramedic was lowered to the ground and brought him to a landing zone, where San Ramon Valley Fire paramedics treated him, CHP said.