Victim in serious condition with head, arm and shoulder injuries
By Sam Catanzaro
A 23-year-old mountain biker sustained head, arm and shoulder injuries following a fall in the Palisades area over the weekend.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the incident was reported on Sullivan Fire Road on December 11 around 11:30 a.m.
“LAFD land and air [responded] to a helmeted 23 year-old male mountain bicyclist in serious condition with head, arm and shoulder injury sustained in a fall. An LAFD rescue helicopter was able to land nearby, and is being assisted by LAFD ground crews in medically stabilizing the patient, who will be carried on a stretcher to the nearby aircraft for continuous in-flight care during direct transport to a regional trauma center,” said LAFD spokesperson Brian Humphrey.
No further details are available at the present time.
