VAI Webinar: A USCG Pilot Recounts a Harrowing Cliff Rescue

July 31, 2025

On Mar. 22, 2025, two hikers were stranded on a rugged Northern California cliff, one injured and barely holding on with hiking poles. The other was stuck nearby. A US Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin crew was called in to help. But this was no ordinary cliff rescue. Hosted by VAI’s own Chuck Street, you’ll learn about this harrowing rescue near Shelter Cove, California, and how careful and close coordination between multiple agencies saved two lives and ensured the USCG aircrew’s safe return to base.