CHP - Valley Division

Peddler Hill, CA. – On February 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. California Highway Patrol Helicopter 20 (H-20) was requested by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department to search for two skiers and a dog that had been missing since Saturday afternoon. H-20 was searching near Peddler Hill and located the two skiers who built a […]

Tuolumne County, Calif. June 25, 2017 – On June 24, 2017 at approximately 6:30 a.m., California Highway Patrol Helicopter 24 (H-24) received a call for assistance from Alpine County Sheriff’s Office, regarding a man that had activated his SPOT device at 5:00 a.m. due to an unknown emergency. A SPOT device is an emergency Satellite […]

Placer County, Calif. June 25, 2017 – On June 24, 2017 at approximately 11:00 a.m., California Highway Patrol Helicopter 24 (H-24) received a call for assistance from Truckee Fire Department, regarding a man that had fallen while climbing Donner Summit. H-24 was at South Lake Tahoe Airport after completing a rescue on the Pacific Coast […]

Nevada County, Calif. June 25, 2017 – On June 24, 2017 at approximately 12:30 p.m., California Highway Patrol Helicopter 24 (H-24) received a call for assistance from Cal Fire Dispatch Center in Grass Valley, regarding a man that had been swept down river from Emerald Pools by the swift moving water. H-24 responded from Donner […]

January 16, 2017 – CHP Valley Division’s plane captured some of the high water during last week’s storm.