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
2023-005
Stuck in Snow January 23, 2023Skyline Trail Tramway2023-005 Written by: Editor. At 1:50 just after lunch we received a call that a hiker was stuck in the snow on the upper Skyline Trail near the [...]
2023-004
Injured Hiker January 21, 2023Strawberry Cienega2023-004 Written by: James Eckhardt. At 4:00PM just as Shani and I were finishing the last few hundred feet of a search assignment on an evidence search, we got a [...]
2023-003
Evidence Search January 21, 2023Wildwood Canyon Road2023-003 Written by: Shani McCullough. The team was asked to help in an evidence search for an ongoing Sheriff’s investigation in Yucaipa. We were given a steep slope to [...]
2023-002
Missing Child January 10, 2023San Jacinto City2023-002 Written by: Editor. We received the call at 11:30 in the morning of a missing child and the Sheriff wanted RMRU to help in the open areas around [...]
2022-039
Overdue Hiker December 30, 2022Humber Park to San Jacinto Peak2022-039 Written by: Editor. We received the call at 5:30pm that a hiker to San Jacinto Peak and not returned to Humber Park. While team members [...]
2022-038
Hiker on Wrong Trail December 06, 2022Humber Park to San Jacinto Peak2022-038 Written by: Editor. We received the call at 6pm that a hiker took the wrong trail in the dark coming back down to [...]
2023-005
Stuck in Snow January 23, 2023Skyline Trail Tramway2023-005 Written by: Editor. At 1:50 just after lunch we received a call that a hiker was stuck in the snow on the upper Skyline Trail near the [...]
2023-004
Injured Hiker January 21, 2023Strawberry Cienega2023-004 Written by: James Eckhardt. At 4:00PM just as Shani and I were finishing the last few hundred feet of a search assignment on an evidence search, we got 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.