Hikers stranded on remote beach after rising tide cuts off escape, CA cops say
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Two hikers were rescued after rising tides cut off their route, stranding them on a remote beach, California deputies said.
The Marin County Fire Department contacted the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office for help rescuing the two hikers near Elephant Rock in the Point Reyes National Seashore on Saturday, Aug. 2, deputies said in a Facebook post.
As rescuers could not reach the hikers by land or sea, deputies said they called in their helicopter team to reach them using “a long line rescue.”
A video shared by deputies shows a rescuer preparing to be hoisted by helicopter.
Using a 100-foot line, the helicopter crew flew the rescuer to the hikers, deputies said.
The rescuer, secured to the line, hovers as the helicopter crew slowly lowers him on the rocky beach, the video shows.
After the rescuer hooks the hikers to the line, the helicopter crew hoists all three from the area.
Awaiting fire rescuers took over caring for the hikers, who were not injured, according to deputies.
Point Reyes is about a 60-mile drive northwest from San Francisco.
This story was originally published August 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM with the headline "Hikers stranded on remote beach after rising tide cuts off escape, CA cops say."
