Two hikers were rescued on Saturday after becoming trapped on a remote beach at the Point Reyes National Seashore, officials said. The hikers were near Elephant Rock when rising tides blocked the exit route, leaving them trapped, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.

A Sonoma County sheriff’s helicopter crew rescued two hikers who were stranded at a remote beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore.

Two hikers stranded on a remote beach near Elephant Rock at the Point Reyes National Seashore were rescued by helicopter on Saturday. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department posted video of the dramatic long-line rescue that safely extracted the hikers, who became trapped when rising tides cut off their exit routes.