Trapped teenage hikers are rescued; one is hurt

Two teenagers trapped on a jagged rock outcropping off a Palm Desert hiking trail were rescued by firefighters and a helicopter, authorities said Saturday.

Rescuers started searching in the cold and dark for the pair about 5:30 p.m. Friday. A helicopter was called out to extract one of the teenagers, who had broken an ankle after falling. The injured teenager was transported to a local hospital, and the second was not hurt, Riverside County Fire Department officials said.

The pair had wandered off the Bump-n-Grind Trail and had apparently become lost but were able to contact authorities using a cellphone. Overnight temperatures dipped below freezing.