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
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Evidence Search July 30, 2023Garner Valley near Idyllwild2023-032 Written by: Glenn Henderson. The team was requested by Riverside Sheriff’s office to conduct an evidence search in Garner Valley. The department received a tip about an [...]
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Missing 14-Year-Old July 23, 2023Seven Pines Trail, San Jacinto Mountains2023-031 Written by: Editor. The Team was called out at 2:30pm for a missing 14-year-old last seen near Little Round Valley. He was part of a [...]
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Missing Off-Roader July 22, 2023Pine Cove near Idyllwild2023-030 Written by: Richard Yocum. On Saturday, 7/22/2023, 6 members of RMRU had recently wrapped up technical rope training at Pine Cove Park when a couple of hours [...]
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Missing Hiker Sierra Madre July 19-20, 2023LA County Angeles National Forest2023-029 Written by: Richard Yocum. RMRU along with several other counties were requested by the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to assist Los [...]
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Wellman’s Medical July 9, 2023Wellman’s Divide to Tramway2023-028 Written by: James Eckhardt. After a busy week of helping with the Altadena OES search, we got a call in our county for a juvenile subject with [...]
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Tramway Carryout June 25, 2023Wellman’s Divide to Tramway2023-026 Written by: James Eckhardt. At 5:30PM, we got a call for assistance from State Parks. A hiker coming down from the peak had injured his knee. The [...]
2023-032
Evidence Search July 30, 2023Garner Valley near Idyllwild2023-032 Written by: Glenn Henderson. The team was requested by Riverside Sheriff’s office to conduct an evidence search in Garner Valley. The department received a tip about an [...]
2023-031
Missing 14-Year-Old July 23, 2023Seven Pines Trail, San Jacinto Mountains2023-031 Written by: Editor. The Team was called out at 2:30pm for a missing 14-year-old last seen near Little Round Valley. He was part of a [...]
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.