Utah Woman Rescued After 25 Hours Stranded

A 59-year-old woman from Utah was rescued by helicopter after being stranded on a rocky beach for over 25 hours near Kirk Creek in California. After spending the night at Ragged Point Inn, she went to Willow Creek Beach early Sunday morning to hunt for rocks at low tide but failed to return. Her husband reported her missing to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday night, prompting a coordinated search involving the California Highway Patrol and other agencies. Despite initial delays due to fog, rescuers located her vehicle around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, and she was found shortly thereafter on the beach. The helicopter crew successfully retrieved her and she was flown back to her vehicle, where she was reunited with her husband. She sustained moderate injuries and received treatment at a nearby hospital.