GRIFFITH PARK\u2014On Sunday, October 6, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported that they had to rescue a hiker near Mt. Hollywood Drive at 8:39 a.m. Firefighters and paramedics located one hiker with a medical emergency in a remote area approximately one mile from Griffith Observatory.<\/p>\n
The LAFD Rescue Helicopter hoisted the patient and directly transported to a local hospital by air. No additional details about the incident were reported to the public.<\/p>\n
A hiker was also rescued by officials on Saturday, October 5 in Hollywood Hills. That incident was reported at 12:31 p.m. at 3824 Mt Lee Dr. A female, approximately 45-years-old sustained a lower extremity injury in a remote area near the Hollywood sign.<\/p>\n
Paramedics located her and provided treatment on the ground prior to preparing her for a hoist. The LAFD Rescue Helicopter performed the hoist operation to bring her out of the remote area and is transported her to a local hospital in fair condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GRIFFITH PARK\u2014On Sunday, October 6, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported that they had to rescue a hiker near Mt. Hollywood Drive at 8:39 a.m. Firefighters and paramedics located one hiker with a medical emergency in a remote area approximately one mile from Griffith Observatory. The LAFD Rescue Helicopter hoisted the patient and directly transported […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":187149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69,9],"tags":[1565,1211,10675,360,1381],"class_list":{"0":"post-187147","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-griffith-park","8":"category-hollywood-hills","9":"tag-griffith-observatory","10":"tag-hiker","11":"tag-hollywood-hills","12":"tag-lafd","13":"tag-rescue"},"yoast_head":"\n