Hikers rescued near Squaw Valley Ski Resort

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Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999 | 10:52 a.m.

The hikers called authorities from the mountain south of Truckee about 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Placer County Sheriff's Department and the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team found them about three hours later.

The trio of hospital co-workers were visiting from the Sacramento area, Sheriff's Sgt. J. Granum said. They started hiking Tuesday morning along the Pacific Crest Trail at Soda Springs about 14 miles away.

A 43-year-old woman suffered leg injuries and had to be evacuated by a helicopter to the Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee. The other two hiked out with the rescue workers. All three were reported in good condition.