In a remote part of California, two people tending to a cabin were rescued this week after being trapped in snow for two months.
According to American media CNN, the couple had contacted the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning to ask for help as they began to run out of food supplies at their shelter located in the northwest of the county. , a few hours from Sacramento.
As detailed in the press release, the occupants explained to authorities that they had become stranded after a winter storm hit last December, leaving heavy snowfall and fallen trees.
Air patrol
The sheriff’s office said it dispatched an air patrol to the scene to rescue the couple and their dog. “Due to the remoteness, and limited access caused by winter conditions, California Highway Patrol Flight Operations has been contacted and a request for mutual aid to rescue the couple has been made,” the official said. press release issued by the local authorities.
“The H-20 was able to land near the cabin, while very strong winds were blowing,” said the sheriff’s office through a message posted on Facebook accompanied by a video where we discover the helicopter.
As a reminder, the state of emergency had been triggered in the states of New York and New Jersey, while a snowstorm had crossed the northeast of the country last week, paralyzing transport and the daily life of 70 million Americans.