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Horse and rider rescued from remote mountain trail

A horse and its rider are safe Thursday thanks to the quick response of police and park rangers.
Horse and rider rescued from remote mountain trail

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A horse and its rider are safe Thursday thanks to the quick response of police and park rangers.

The woman called for help around 10:30 a.m. after her horse fell into thick brush on Black Mountain in Rancho Penasquitos.

The rider says her horse got spooked by something, then went off a cliff.

A police helicopter spotted the horse and rider and sent park rangers to the remote location to walk them out.

Both are expected to be okay.

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