13 Hikers Rescued as 16 Large Wildfires Rage in California

Published on July 9, 2024

Placer County search crews located 13 backpackers July 8 in the Tahoe National Forest as fire crews raced to extinguish one of the 16 large wildfires burning in California. The Royal Fire started just after 4 p.m. Sunday in the Royal Gorge area of Placer County, located in the northern Sierra Nevada mountains around Lake Tahoe. Sheriff’s deputies located the group of backpackers, ranging in age from 16 to 20, in the fire zone area Sunday night, according to a Placer County Sheriff’s Office post on social media. “Their vehicles were located by deputies and fire officials doing checks near the Royal Fire on the evening it broke out,” the office posted Monday on X....

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