Three people who needed rescuing after finding themselves stuck on the Paleto Side of Mount Chilliad were saved by hero citizens, after being told to “self-transport” by authorities.
Carina Bail, Joe Thompson, and Prism Blackwood were enjoying their evening on Mount Chilliad, travelling down the face of the mountain when they got stuck and were stranded on the steep northern face of the tallest mountain in San Andreas.
Armed with only their radios, a laptop and their poor cell reception, the group attempted to seek help by calling 911, three times. However, a Park Ranger responded by requesting them to “Self-Transport” off the face of the mountain because “all personnel” were “unavailable.”
The stranded trio explained to the Ranger that “If we self transport, we are going to get hurt.” However they received no further response.
Shout News understands that a critical incident had occurred in the city, and Rangers were providing mutual-aid, however no official responded to our calls to clarify and confirm what was occurring and why no personnel were available at the time.
So, stranded on the side of Mount Chilliad, with Carina sustaining a mobility injury, after being told by the rescuers do to it themselves, they sought help from social media, and team San Andreas came to their rescue.
Joe Thompson
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@JoeOstanov
So we kinda stuck on the side of the mountain
Multiple netizens offered ideas and suggestions on how to safely traverse the mountain, they also set up a radio channel where multiple citizens offered moral support over unlike the deafened response they got from officials.
In total, the trio were isolated on the Chilliad mountain face for over an hour.
To pass the time Joe told Shout News that he played Minecraft on his laptop.
The view as the sun began to set was spectacular. The group continued to wait, hoping that someone was coming to save them before nightfall and the eventual cold set in.
Of concern was the thinner atmosphere at higher elevations. Mount Chilliad is 2,774 meters (1.7 Miles) high, and the atmospheric density is significantly lower at these altitudes, compared to sea level.
A kind citizen finally rescued them with a helicopter ride off the mountain, about an hour after their first pleas to 911.
The trio were taken to Paleto Bay and Carina was treated for their injuries.
Employees at the Honeycomb Cafe hosted them after the incident, providing them food and drinks, and allowing them ample floor time to recover from this traumatic ordeal.
Back on the surface, there was concern about how a group of people, stuck on a mountain face would be able to somehow transport themselves off the mountain face to a hospital.
Shout News reminds all hikers and thrill seekers to take care, and tell a friend where they are going while travelling in our State Parks.
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