California camper who recorded his family's Creek Fire escape says airlift was an exhilarating surprise. 'We all thought we were goners'
(CNN) Jeremy Remington didn't like his chances when he, his family and scores of other campers gathered on the edge of a California lake as the Creek Fire closed in. Fire was burning Saturday night in the trees and hills on all sides of the Mammoth Pool Reservoir . "Everyone was screaming, jumping, yelling, hugging" after the crew noticed the crowd and dipped the helicopter toward them, he recalled. The number airlifted from the forest by high-capacity military helicopters through Tuesday had risen to about 385 , California National Guard Col. David Hall told CNN. Campers flash their lights at a helicopterEventually, they heard a helicopter in the distance.
Source: CNN September 09, 2020 17:26 UTC
