Rescue crews save woman yelling for help in the mountains.
Today 8:50am Altadena Mountain Rescue Team was activated to assist Los Angeles County Fire Department for the investigation of a female voice heard yelling for help in the area of Mt. Lowe Dr. and Maiden Ln. in Altadena. There were several calls to the Sheriff's Station from Northern Altadena.
Ground crews simultaneously searched Rubio Canyon, in the Angeles National Forest, and several dry waterways and debris basins in Altadena. Units from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Altadena and Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Teams hiked into Rubio Canyon and located the hiker who was yelling for help. Due to the dark storm clouds, we also activated LA County Search Dogs to assist.
Los Angeles County Fire Department Copter 14 performed a hoist rescue of the hiker and flew her to Farnsworth Park, in Altadena. Ground crews further assessed the hiker and determined she needed further treatment for possible hypothermia, after it was learned the hiker had been outside for the past 2 days. The hiker was transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital by ground ambulance for treatment.
The hiker, a 23 year old female residing in Reseda was on a hike to Echo Mountain when she took the wrong trail and became lost. She was in a location where she could not hike back up due to the loose crumbly hillside, and she could not go any further down either. The hiker had no cell phone coverage, very little food, water and lacked warm clothing. The hiker told me she was "In over her head". We are all thankful she located and made it off the mountain.
Our newly assigned Captain, Vicki Stuckey came out to the scene and met with the different rescue members.
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Address/Location
LASD - Altadena Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff
780 E Altadena Dr
Altadena, CA 91001
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 626-798-1131