KIRK CREEK – An unnamed 68-year-old woman was rescued by first responders, after being stuck on a beach for over 24 hours.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office got a call from the woman’s husband on Friday after 10 p.m., who said she notified him that she would be going to Willow Creek Beach after spending the night in San Luis Obispo County and confirmed she left her hotel earlier that day.
He had not heard from his wife since, and she was scheduled to have already been back within cell range in the King City area.
According to a press release, the Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, State Parks and other law enforcement agencies were notified about her and asked to be on the lookout. The route she would have taken was checked out and neither she or her vehicle were located.
The next day, the search efforts continued. California Highway Patrol tried to use a helicopter, but due to the low marine layer, were not able to fly. Then, at about 1:30 p.m. California Highway Patrol got a call that her car had been located near Kirk Creek and Limekiln campgrounds. Around 2 p.m., police found the woman on a rocky beach at Kirk Creek.
The weather conditions cleared and they used a helicopter to fly her back to the roadway, where she was reunited with her husband. She sustained moderate injuries and was treated at a nearby hospital. She told police that she had been stranded for 25 hours and could not climb back due to her injuries.
California Highway Patrol posted video of part of the rescue operation to Facebook. It can be watched at https://www.facebook.com/p/CHP-Coastal-Division-Air-Operations-100068760856172/.
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