Helicopter finds lost cyclist in Florida woods

This past Friday night, a woman became lost while riding her bike on the Seminole State Forest bicycle trail near the Chuluota area. Her husband called 911 since she did not return at her expected time and the SCSO Alert 1 helicopter launched and responded to the heavily wooded area to begin the search. Once they were in general area, the flight crew used the helicopter’s loud speaker to direct the woman to try to provide a light source that she could shine towards the sky to help them see her. The lost bicyclist was able to light some brush on fire and wave it in the air. That was just the help the flight crew needed to spot her and direct ground units to her location. Deputies then escorted her and her bicycle safely out of the woods and reunited her with her family.

Posted by Seminole County Sheriff's Office on Monday, April 6, 2015