Utah hiker rescued on a California coast

BIG SUR. California – First responders flew a Utah woman off the California coast Sunday morning after she was reported overdue while on a hike.

According to the California Highway PatrolCalifornia Highway Patrol, the 58-year-old woman was reported missing in the Willow Creek area after she told her husband she was looking for rocks at low tide.

CHP said its helicopter could not be deployed until 1:30 p.m. due to fog and low marine levels over Highway 1.

The helicopter team reported finding the woman's vehicle at a turnout on HWY 1 north of Kirk Creek Campground. After concentrating the search on the coast, the team found the woman on a rocky beach.

CHP said the helicopter team landed on a sandy access point about 200 meters from their location. A flight officer reached her and helped her to the helicopter where she was flown back to her vehicle.