Park rangers responded this afternoon to assist an injured rock climber in the Saddle Rock area of Joshua Tree National Park. William Becher, 65, fell 30-feet in a climbing accident and sustained injuries to his lower extremities. Becher, a California resident, was carried by rescue personnel from the base of Saddle Rock to the park road where he was loaded into an ambulance and taken a short distance to the Oyster Bar parking area for medical transport by helicopter to Desert Regional Hospital. |
Last updated: February 28, 2015