Crime & Safety
Injured Hiker Airlifted From Remote Griffith Park Trail: LAFD
An injured hiker was airlifted from a remote Griffith Park trail Sunday morning, according to the LAFD.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — An injured hiker was airlifted from a remote Griffith Park trail Sunday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
LAFD air and ground units, along with city park rangers, responded to Hogback Trail at around 10:30 a.m. to assist a woman who injured her ankle. An LAFD helicopter lowered a paramedic to assess and stabilize the woman, who was hoisted into the hovering helicopter and transported to a local hospital, according to the LAFD.
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