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
2026-025
Iron Mountain Mutual Aid July 19th, 2026San Gabriel Mountains, CA2026-025 Written by: Andy Hayt On July 19, 2026 four RMRU members responded to the East Fork trailhead in the San Gabriel Mountains to assist with [...]
2026-024
Injured Hiker on Devil’s Slide Trail July 18th, 2026Devil’s Slide Trail, Idyllwild2026-24 Written by: Richard Yocum I had just wrapped up managing a search for a missing person on Palomar Mountain in San Diego County [...]
2026-023
Two Stuck Climbers on Tahquitz Rock June 27-28, 2026Tahquitz Rock, Idyllwild2026-23 Written by: Richard Yocum When RMRU received the callout at 10:24 pm on 6/27/2026 for two climbers stuck in the dark on Tahquitz Rock, [...]
2026-021
King Trail Lost Hikers June 14th, 2026Humber Park2026-21 Written by: Nathaniel Desforges RMRU Team Members received a callout at 10:00pm for 3 lost hikers east of Saddle Junction along King Trail without food, water, shelter, [...]
2026-020
Missing Person in Hemet June 8th, 2026Hemet2026-20 Written by: Coby Brown Around 8:30 pm on June 8, 2026, RMRU was called out to assist the Riverside Sheriff’s Office (RSO) in a missing person case in [...]
2026-019
Missing Person Outside of Palm Desert Date: June 4-5, 2026Location: Palm DesertMission: 2026-19 Written by: William Pendleton Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) was activated to help locate the missing person in the Palm Desert area [...]
2026-025
Iron Mountain Mutual Aid July 19th, 2026San Gabriel Mountains, CA2026-025 Written by: Andy Hayt On July 19, 2026 four RMRU members responded to the East Fork trailhead in the San Gabriel Mountains to assist with [...]
2026-024
Injured Hiker on Devil’s Slide Trail July 18th, 2026Devil’s Slide Trail, Idyllwild2026-24 Written by: Richard Yocum I had just wrapped up managing a search for a missing person on Palomar Mountain in San Diego County [...]
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.