Sierra Madre Search & Rescue: Injured Hiker Rescued Near Sturtevant Falls

From Sierra Madre Search & Rescue:

During the month of February 2013, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to three calls for assistance. Details on some of the team's recent activity are described below.

Feb. 7, 2013

On Feb. 7, the team received a page at 1 p.m. to respond on reports of a hiker with an injured ankle near Sturtevant Falls. Search and rescue team members were joined at the Chantry parking lot by responding fire department units from Los Angeles County and Sierra Madre. A unified command was established and rescuers began making their way to the hiker’s reported location.

Crews on scene assessed the hiker’s injuries and determined that they were not serious. An L.A. County Fire helicopter responding to the incident was cancelled and a ground-based litter wheel out was initiated. The operation was secured at 2 p.m. and all units released from the incident.

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