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Three stranded on exposed 8,600ft California mountain summit — as daring rescue launched

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Banchariya, S. (2026, October 26). Three stranded on exposed 8,600ft California mountain summit — as daring rescue launched. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/us-news/hikers-rescued-from-8600-foot-sierra-buttes-summit/

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The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office initiated a rescue operation after receiving an SOS alert from Sierra Buttes on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Aerial crews spotted three stranded hikers near the summit of Sierra Buttes, clinging to a steep ridgeline south of the lookout tower. Due to hazardous conditions, rescuers used a helicopter hoist to reach and rescue the individuals. The article does not provide specific elevation details for their location but mentions that they were in a dangerous area requiring immediate aerial intervention.

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The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office launched a search and rescue operation after one of their Garmins sent out an SOS alert from Sierra Buttes around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. asserted

one → launch → p.m.

Officials called in mutual aid from Nevada County’s Search and Rescue Mountain Rescue Team and Washoe County’s RAVEN helicopter unit. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! asserted

Officials → call → California

Scouring the Sierra Buttes, the aerial crew spotted the three stranded hikers clinging to a steep, exposed ridgeline just south of the lookout tower. asserted

crew → scour → tower

The RAVEN crew lowered a rescue team member to the stranded individuals,” Sierra County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. asserted

Office → lower → post

Last week, a 39-year-old Florida man spent two nights stranded on Shastina Peak with a badly injured leg before a massive rescue operation finally got him off the mountain. asserted

operation → spend → mountain

After he reached the 14,179-foot summit Sunday afternoon, an erroneous GPS route sent him onto the Whitney Glacier, where he fell through a snow bridge at 12,600 feet and severely injured his leg. asserted

he → reach → leg

The 19-year-old man and 20-year-old woman, both from Salt Lake City, became trapped between towering cliffs. The pair had planned only a day hike while a friend continued to the summit. asserted

friend → trap → summit

When they finally called for help around 10:20 p.m. on Oct. 12, they had been too cold and exhausted to safely complete their descent from the 14,179-foot mountain. asserted

they → call → mountain

At around 4 p.m. on Oct. 13, rescuers heard shouting from the gulch and finally located the stranded hikers near the bottom, about 1,000 feet from the McBride Springs Trail. asserted

rescuers → hear → Trail

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