Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Man Rescued by Helicopter in Wildomar

See exclusive photos of the rescue on a remote trail.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Story updated at 5:27 p.m. to add photos. Originally posted at 2:42 p.m. Dec. 29, 2013.

A man pedaling on his mountain bicycle crashed on a remote Wildomar trail and was lifted to safety by a helicopter crew, a fire spokesman said.

Firefighters received a call at 11:48 a.m. and went to the Wildomar Truck Trail about a mile up from Calle De Lobo, Riverside County Fire Department spokesman Mark Annas said.

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The man suffered moderate injuries and was flown out to a hospital for treatment, Annas said. His name was not released.

-- City News Service

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