RogerA rock climber was injured after falling 10 to 15 feet off the Cold Springs Trail on Sunday afternoon.
At 4:00 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters responded with Santa Barbara City and Montecito Fire Departments, AMR ground ambulance, and Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Teams to the area west of the fork off Cold Springs Trail at the popular climbing rock.
A 30-year-old male fell approximately 10 to 15 feet while climbing with a rope and landed on a ledge halfway down the cliff. Rescue units were unable to reach him by ground and called in a rescue helicopter to perform a hoist rescue, said County Fire Captain Dave Zaniboni.
The man was complaining of moderate to major injuries and was transported via helicopter to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
Rock climber airlifted to Cottage Hospital with major injuries from Cold Springs Trail. Call Newsline for more info. pic.twitter.com/ti5wewptsQ
— Dave Zaniboni (@SBCFireInfo) February 25, 2019
Cold Springs trail rescue pic.twitter.com/aOPqxYdwGD
— Dave Zaniboni (@SBCFireInfo) February 25, 2019
West Fork of Cold Springs Trail 2800 Block of Gilbraltar.
Ooh, baby baby, it’s a wild world. Don’t understand why people can’t wait until the trails are passable. I guess even then they’re going to hurt themselves. Good thing SAR is always at the ready.
All front country trails are open and passable. Accidents happen.
I don’t understand why people have to make jokes out of others tragedy..
They don’t–they just choose to. That’s the sick, bare bones reality of this thing we live in called ‘civilization’. Human decency is all but a byword now.
I hope he’s okay!!!