UPDATE (7 p.m.) — The Santa Barbara County (SBC) Fire Department has released new details regarding the Sunday evening rescue operation in the Santa Ynez Mountains.
According to officials, the patient was a 20-year-old female who fell while rock climbing.
The patient was reportedly airlifted to Cottage Hospital with moderate injuries related to the fall.
ORIGINAL (6:47 p.m.) — Emergency crews are performing a rescue operation for a hiker in the Santa Ynez Mountains north of Santa Barbara, according to the SBC Fire Department.
The agency's public information officer, Scott Safechuck, posted about the incident on X Sunday evening.
Officials say they responded to the area along Gibraltar Road east of Gibraltar Rock for a report of an injured hiker at 4:47 p.m.
As of 6:03 p.m., SBC Fire, the Santa Barbara City Fire Department, and its partner agencies were reportedly still on scene.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
