Hiker Rescued in Desert Hot Springs

A hiker who suffered an unspecified lower- body injury was brought to safety by county firefighters Monday from a Desert Hot Springs trail.

Firefighters responded around 9:30 a.m. to a report of a hiker with a “lower extremity injury” on a trail near Santa Cruz Road and Casa Grande Drive in Desert Hot Springs, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

With the help of the Morongo Reservation Fire Department, crews located the hiker around 10:30 a.m., and within an hour, they brought the person to an ambulance to be taken to a hospital. The person’s injuries were described as moderate, but no other details were released.