Special delivery: Deputies help Fresno County man needing medicine but trapped at snowed-in home

A Fresno County man in need of medicine but trapped at his home in Huntington Lake because of heavy snowfall received quite a special delivery.

After getting the much needed medicine, deputies with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue used a helicopter to fly to the man’s home, which was covered in snow.

A vehicle parked near the man’s house also was blocked by several feet of snow.

Huntington Lake, along with the rest of the Fresno County foothills and Sierra Nevada range, was hammered by snowfall over the past week.

The snow even left many mountain residents isolated and without electricity.

Nonetheless, an air support team on the Search and Rescue helicopter managed to execute a low-level drop of a bag with the man’s medicine inside as part of the delivery service, which allowed the man to collect the medication from the ground.

“The mission was a success,” the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.