Cal Fire crews rescued a woman who fell about 900 feet with her horse down an embankment on the Pacific Crest Trail Wednesday.
The fall was reported at 4:10 p.m. at Kwaaymii Point in Pine Valley.
After being lifted to safety, the woman was taken by ambulance to Sharp Memorial Hospital for treatment. She had moderate injuries, according to Cal Fire, and she seemed awake and alert with a neck brace on when she was transported into the hospital.
The horse had to stay at the scene under the care of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). After rescue efforts continued well into Thursday, officials decided they would not be able to save the horse.
They were forced to euthanize it.
