Fallen horse rider rescued from Northern California forest
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(FOX40.COM) -- One person was transported to a Northern California hospital on Sunday after falling from a horse in Nevada County, according to the CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit. Crews from Smartsville and Penn Valley Fire were called to the remote area of southwest Nevada County for reports of a medical rescue. When first responders located []

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