Crime & Safety

Dehydrated Woman Hiker Rescued Near Fargo Canyon and Dillon Road

A hiker down was reported in the area of Fargo Canyon and Dillon Road at 9:54 a.m. March 15, Melody Hendrickson of Cal Fire-Riverside said.

A woman who went out hiking east of Plam Desert became dehyrated Friday morning and a helicopter crew flew her to a hospital, according to Cal Fire.

A hiker down was reported in the area of Fargo Canyon and Dillon Road at 9:54 a.m. March 15, Melody Hendrickson of Cal Fire-Riverside said in a statement.

"The adult female patient was located and transported to an area hospital via H60," Hendrickson said in an update at 11:32 a.m.

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Fargo Canyon is east of Indio and north of Coachella.

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