Hikers rescued near Shaver Lake using night vision

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two hikers were rescued adjacent Shaver Lake utilizing nighttime imaginativeness aft reporting a aesculapian emergency, according to the Shaver Lake Fire Department.

Shaver Lake Fire posted connected societal media connected Sunday that rescue crews responded astir 6:45 p.m. connected Old Railroad Grade. Firefighters accidental they located a antheral and pistillate hiker, 1 with diabetic problems, and had to usage nighttime imaginativeness to find them owed to the challenging terrain. 

Rescue crews accidental nighttime imaginativeness was utilized to find the hikers, who were signaling firefighters with a tiny flashlight to amusement their location. A drone besides assisted the rescue operation. 

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office provided further real-time video backmost to the Incident Command Post.  

Both hikers were helped disconnected the upland by the Shaver Lake Fire Department, CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings Unit, Fresno County Fire Protection District, and American Ambulance - Fresno/Kings California.