Hiker fractures ankle this week
By Chad Winthrop
The LAFD airlifted a hiker to safety at Temescal Ridge this week.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) on April 13 around 5:45 p.m. ground and air responded to an adult male hiker found on or near the Temescal Ridge Trail with an apparent ankle fracture.
He was hoisted aboard by a hovering LAFD Rescue Helicopter and transported directly in fair condition to an area hospital with in-flight care by LAFD Paramedics
