LAFD rescue 40-year-old in distress Monday near Mandeville Canyon
By TJ Montemer
A hiker in distress was hoisted to safety in the Brentwood-area over the weekend.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), dispatchers received a call of a hiker in distress around 3 p.m. on Sunday in the area of 12691 Mountain Crest Lane, in the Mandeville Canyon-area.
The LAFD says Air Ops crews conducted a hoist operation to rescue a man in his 40s experiencing “mild medical distress”.
No further details about the man’s status other than that he survived was released by the LAFD.
If more information becomes available this article will be updated
