Two Were Hoisted in Back-To-Back Emergencies From Rugged Terrain
Two individuals were airlifted to safety Saturday afternoon in separate incidents on remote Brentwood trails, prompting emergency response from the Los Angeles Fire Department ground and air units.
The first rescue occurred around 1:35 p.m. in Mandeville Canyon, where a hiker suffered a medical emergency along a steep, hard-to-reach trail near the 12700 block of West Chalon Road.
Fire officials said a flight paramedic was lowered to the location to administer aid before air crews hoisted the individual out of the canyon and transported the patient to a nearby hospital for further evaluation. No updates on the hiker’s condition were immediately available.
Later the same afternoon, LAFD crews responded to a second call, this time in Sullivan Canyon near Queensferry Road. A woman had reportedly fallen while mountain biking on an isolated trail and was unable to continue.
Due to the rugged location, a helicopter hoist operation was again deployed. Flight paramedics stabilized the cyclist before airlifting her to an area hospital for treatment. Her current condition has not been released.
