UPDATE (7:30 p.m.) — After several hours of searching using a CHP helicopter unit and a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office drone, CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo (SLO) officials say they were unable to locate the horse.
Resources were released around 3:30 p.m., according to the agency.
CAL FIRE SLO Public Information Officer Ryan Grebe tells KSBY the investigation has been turned over to California State Parks.
UPDATE (2:20 p.m.) — CAL FIRE SLO reports that crews are still attempting to locate the horse.
Officials say the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office is headed to the scene with a drone to aid the search efforts.
ORIGINAL (12:50 p.m.) — A search and rescue operation is underway at Montaña De Oro Saturday after a person reportedly fell from a horse, according to CAL FIRE SLO.
Agency officials posted about the medical rescue on X just before noon.
Authorities say the single female patient was in stable condition and was walked down the hill after the fall. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, according to CAL FIRE SLO.
Crews reportedly worked with a California Highway Patrol helicopter unit to locate the horse.
At around 12:15 p.m., CAL FIRE SLO posted that the San Luis Obispo County Horse Emergency Evacuation Team was on scene working with Urban Search and Rescue crews to assess the viability of the horse and determine an extraction plan.
This story will be updated as information becomes available.
