Chinook Helicopter Rescues 3 Stranded Hikers on the Highest Peak in the Contiguous U.S. A CH-47 helicopter was dispatched from Cal Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Stockton, Calif. last Thursday with a mission to rescue three hikers on the contiguous United States’ highest peak. The three hikers had become stranded on the summit of Mt. Whitney near the final camp of the mountain’s 14,505-foot summit. They were forced to endure a night on […] Martin Kuprianowicz | August 4, 2021 7 Comments
