"MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A mother-son hike took a frightening turn in the Marin Headlands when a 10-year-old boy with autism wandered away on a trail above Rodeo Beach, but dozens of rescuers happened to be in the right place at the right time. A mother in need of help approached Molly Williams and Marin County Search and Rescue just before 5 p.m. Saturday."
""They were on this trail, the hiking part of the coast trail and her son went ahead of her and she lost sight of him. And when she got to the top, she did not find him," Williams said. Little did the mother know, Williams was one of 30 members of the Marin County Urban Search and Rescue on the trail that day. Suited in bright yellow, they were training in rope rescue operations."
""There's a labyrinth nearby, there's an alcove nearby. There's a battery at the top of the hill," Williams said. The area has its share of hazards. "There's obviously a lot of cliffs and water around so it's definitely an urgent situation where you want to find him," Williams said. About an hour into the search, a National Park Service ranger on a dirt bike found the boy."
A mother and her 10-year-old son with autism were hiking above Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands when the boy wandered ahead and became separated. Marin County Search and Rescue volunteers, training nearby in rope rescue, and National Park Service Rangers responded to the mother's call around 5 p.m. Volunteers searched hazardous areas including a labyrinth, alcove and a battery at the hilltop. The terrain included cliffs and water, creating urgency. About an hour into the search a National Park Service ranger on a dirt bike located the boy after he had gained about a mile and roughly 100 feet of elevation. The boy was found hungry and thirsty but otherwise fine.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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