NewsLocal News

Actions

VIDEO: Man rescued from rock in Kern River Canyon

KCSO helicopter rescues man trapped on rock in Kern River Canyon
Helicopter rescues man trapped on rock in Kern River Canyon
Helicopter used to rescue man from Kern River
Posted
and last updated

The Kern County Sheriff's Office was called to the Kern River to help with a rescue on Monday afternoon just before 4 p.m.

According to KCSO, a woman called into dispatch saying her boyfriend was "taken by the river" and ended up on a rock about a mile into the mouth of the canyon. KCSO says the man was not wearing a life vest. 

He waited on the rock for about two hours while crews strategized which would be the safest way to rescue him.

KCSO says because of the strong current surrounding the rock, a helicopter was used to lift him to dry ground.

Authorities say the rescue serves as another reminder to not drink when swimming in the river, wear a life jacket and enjoy the river with a guide.

 

 

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Friday

06/20/2025

Sunny

90° / 59°

0%

Saturday

06/21/2025

Sunny

82° / 59°

0%

Sunday

06/22/2025

Sunny

87° / 62°

0%

Monday

06/23/2025

Mostly Sunny

92° / 65°

0%

Tuesday

06/24/2025

Mostly Sunny

95° / 68°

0%

Wednesday

06/25/2025

Sunny

99° / 70°

0%

Thursday

06/26/2025

Sunny

100° / 70°

0%

Friday

06/27/2025

Sunny

99° / 71°

0%