Joshua Tree- Night Hoist Rescue
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 26, 2018, 5:10 p.m. – 8:35 p.m. INCIDENT: Night Hoist Rescue LOCATION: Joshua Tree National Monument VICTIMS: Peter Muffoletto, 30 years old, resident of Berkley, Ca. SUMMARY: On December 26th, 2018, at approximately 5:10 p.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Aviation responded to a report of an injured hiker at the Joshua Tree National Monument. The hiker, later identified as Peter Muffoletto, was rock climbing when he fell approximately 50 feet and sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries. Due to…