Cal Fire performs 'hoist rescue' of injured hiker on Bump and Grind Trail in Palm Desert

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CAL FIRE personnel recently rescued an injured and stranded hiker from a remote area. | CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department / Facebook

Cal Fire performed a remote-area rescue Monday night for a stranded and injured hiker on the challenging Bump and Grind Trail outside of Palm Desert. 

"RSO Rescue 9 performed a hoist rescue and delivered the patient to a ground ambulance," Cal Fire said in a tweet about the 6:50 p.m. rescue. "The patient was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries."

In its report on the incident, KESQ said the hiker may have suffered a broken ankle that left him stranded in the Rancho Mirage area. 

"HikingGuy," an online hiking guide, provided details about the Bump and Grind Trail, explaining that it has a total distance of 4 miles with a hike time of approximately two hours. The guide labels the difficulty level as moderate and describes the hike as "a challenging but doable climb" with a more difficult ascent but an easy decline.