SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- Two elderly hikers are recovering after a confrontation with a cow and her calf left them stranded at a park in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Crews hoisted the hikers 75-feet into a helicopter at Lynch Canyon Regional Park in Fairfield on Sunday.
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The CHP says rescue crews had to intervene after the couple fell and got hurt.
Apparently, they were being chased by the cows who viewed the couple as a threat.
"H-32 arrived overhead and located the couple on a trail with the cow and a calf standing feet away," said CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations in Facebook post.
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"H-32 hovered down to the scene and was able to move the cow by sounding the helicopters siren."
The couple was transported to a local hospital and treated for their injuries, said the CHP.