DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 / 2:15 p.m.
INCIDENT: Hoist Rescue
LOCATION: Cloudland Truck Trail/2N40, San Bernardino
VICTIM: Jai Khalsa, 62 years old, resident of Oak Hills
SUMMARY:
On April 15, 2020, a motorist driving on Highway 18, near Old Waterman Canyon Rd., called 911 after witnessing a paraglider deploy what appeared to be an emergency parachute and land in a canyon near the above location. The San Bernardino Police and San Bernardino County Fire Departments received the call and requested Sheriff’s Aviation to assist in locating the downed paraglider.
Sheriff’s helicopter 40King4 responded to the area and located the victim in steep terrain covered by heavy brush. Due to the terrain and brush, as well as the inability for ground units to access the victim’s location, the crew of 40King4 requested Sheriff’s Air Rescue 6 for a hoist rescue.
Air Rescue 6 hovered over Khalsa while the crew chief lowered a San Bernardino County Fire Medic down approximately 170′ to Khalsa’s location on the hillside. The medic placed Khalsa in a rescue harness and the crew chief then hoisted Khalsa up to the helicopter, followed by the medic.
Air Rescue 6 transported Khalsa to a waiting SBCFD ambulance on Highway 18.
40King4 CREW:
Pilot Sergeant Jon Anderson
Tactical Flight Officer Deputy Tommy Dickey
AIR RESCUE 6 CREW:
Pilot Sergeant Daniel Futscher
Crew Chief Deputy David Negron
San Bernardino County Fire Captain Jay Hausman
San Bernardino County Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Williams
Refer: Sergeant Daniel Futscher
Station: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit
Phone No. 909-252-4100
Case No. #2020-41281
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department