Public Safety · Siskiyou County
Two Utah Hikers Rescued Uninjured After 36-Hour Ordeal on Mount Shasta
Two young hikers from Salt Lake City were found uninjured Tuesday afternoon at the bottom of Cascade Gulch on Mount Shasta after wandering through subfreezing temperatures for roughly 36 hours, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's dispatch center received a call at about 10:20 p.m. reporting the pair had descended into Cascade Gulch after dark. Officials noted this was the third Avalanche Gulch rescue in a month on the mountain.