2 hikers stranded on Point Reyes cliff saved in dramatic helicopter rescue

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A dramatic cliffside rescue unfolded in the dark on the rugged coastline of Northern California as police and emergency crews coordinated the rescue of two stranded hikers stuck on a steep rock formation on Sunday evening.

At approximately 7 p.m., CHP H-30 was requested by the Marin County Fire Department, along with the National Park Service and the Marin County Sheriff's Office, to respond to a cliff rescue just south of Pelican Lake, on the Point Reyes National Seashore coast.

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According to CHP, two female hikers were located on an extremely rocky formation, high on a cliff above the beach.

CHP deployed a paramedic using a skid landing in order to contact the parties and moved them to a safer location for rescue.

The crew of H-30 then performed another skid landing along the cliff and loaded both hikers onto the helicopter.

They were then flown to an awaiting ground ambulance for treatment.

CHP has not released an update on the condition of the hikers.