Tag: Mountain Biker

TOPANGA CANYON/MULHOLLAND—On Tuesday, August 5, the Los Angeles Fire Department conducted a search pertaining to a possible missing person.

The incident was reported at 8:17 a.m. The LAFD Ground and Air performed a comprehensive search of remote terrain near Caballero Canyon Trail north of Mulholland Drive in response to a mountain biker reportedly hearing (but not seeing) someone they believed to be a “older person” repeatedly “calling out for help.”

By 9:45 a.m. after a comprehensive and systematic search by ground and air of remote mountain terrain on and near the Caballero Canyon Trail north of Mulholland Drive, no person was found.

The LAFD responders formally concluded their mountain area search. No other hiker or mountain bicyclist in the vicinity reported hearing or knowing of a person in distress, and the LAFD has received no reports of any person missing in the region.

By Danny Jones

BRENTWOOD—Two hikers had to be rescued on Friday, July 25, by officials from the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The first incident was reported at 1:35 p.m. at 12701 W Chalon Rd. LAFD Ground and Air responded to a downed hiker in Mandeville Canyon. An LAFD Flight Paramedic was lowered down to an ill hiker on a hard to access trail.

Flight crews initiated a hoist rescue of the downed hiker to ensure prompt treatment and transport. LAFD Air Ambulance will transport the patient to an area hospital for continued treatment and evaluation.

The other incident transpired about 90 minutes later at 3:11 p.m. near Queensferry Road. LAFD Air Operations conducted a helicopter hoist to remove an injured mountain biker from a difficult to access trail in Sullivan Canyon.

The hiker suffered injuries following a fall from her mountain bike. LAFD flight paramedics stabilized the patient prior to conducting the hoist recovery and subsequent transport to a local area hospital.

No additional details about either incident have been disclosed to the public.

By Danny Jones

BRENTWOOD—On Monday, June 3, the Los Angeles Fire Department disclosed that it rescued a mountain biker via helicopter. The incident was reported to the LAFD at 8:05 p.m. at Sullivan Fire Road.

One adult male mountain biker sustained an injury on a remote trail  about halfway up Sullivan Fire Road, and west of the Westridge-Canyonback Wilderness Park.

An LAFD rescue helicopter lowered a flight paramedic to medically assess and stabilize the patient. The biker was then safely hoisted into the hovering helicopter for in-flight care during direct transport to an area hospital to be treated for injuries sustained during the incident.

By Trevor