Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit
A California Mountain Rescue Team
All Volunteer Mountain Rescue Team
We specialize in high angle rock, helicopter and snow & ice rescues in Riverside County
All volunteer mountain rescue team
We specialize in high angle rock, helicopter and snow & ice rescues in Riverside County
RMRU works with Riverside Sheriff’s Aviation to safely extract lost and injured hikers and climbers
Snow & Ice
RMRU is prepared to perform rescues in the most severe conditions and terrain
Technical Rescue
RMRU is trained to perform high angle rock rescues
Helicopter Rescue
RMRU works with Riverside Sheriff’s Aviation to safely extract lost and injured hikers and climbers
Recent Mission Summaries
2025-041
Stuck Skyline Hikers November 25, 2025C2C near Grubbs Notch2025-041 Written by: David Bever RMRU was requested to assist 2 hikers that began their Cactus to Clouds hike early on the morning of November 25th in [...]
2025-040
Injured E-Bike Rider November 20, 2025Lake Elsinore, CA2025-040 Written by: David Bever RMRU was requested to assist CalFire access and rescue a Mountain E-bike accident approximately 1 mile up a stream bed north of Lake [...]
2025-039
Lost Skyline Hiker November 13, 2025Skyline Trail, Palm Springs Tramway2025-039 Written by: Eric Holden We received a call from a hiker that could no longer go up or down and was near the start of [...]
2025-038
Lost Hiker San Jacinto Mtns. November 10, 2025Near Shirley Peak2025-038 Written by: Nathaniel Desforges At 5:45pm RMRU received a callout for a lost hiker near Shirley Peak who could not be retrieved by Aviation due [...]
2025-037
Lost Motorcyclist November 10, 2025Palms to Pines Highway2025-037 Written by: Alex CochranA crashed motorcycle was discovered along State Route 74 at the top of a small drop off by the California Highway Patrol. They contacted [...]
2025-036
Lost Hikers C2C October 30, 2025Tramway Grubbs Notch2025-036 Written by: Eric Holden At 8:30pm we received a call from two hikers that had gotten lost and disoriented approximately 600ft below the top of Grubbs Notch. [...]
2025-041
Stuck Skyline Hikers November 25, 2025C2C near Grubbs Notch2025-041 Written by: David Bever RMRU was requested to assist 2 hikers that began their Cactus to Clouds hike early on the morning of November 25th in [...]
2025-040
Injured E-Bike Rider November 20, 2025Lake Elsinore, CA2025-040 Written by: David Bever RMRU was requested to assist CalFire access and rescue a Mountain E-bike accident approximately 1 mile up a stream bed north of Lake [...]
Join our team
RMRU is a group of volunteers trained and ready to respond to wilderness emergencies. At any hour of the day, law enforcement agencies, national park or military officials may call upon us to aid an unfortunate victim. We are on constant alert to search for and effect the rescue of hikers, skiers, rock climbers and outdoors enthusiasts whenever and wherever tragedy strikes.