BRIEFLY INJURED HIKER, 49, AIRLIFTED FROM PARK.PACIFIC PALISADES Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). - A 49-year-old hiker who lost her footing and injured her ankle was airlifted out of the Temescal Canyon area Sunday, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. authorities. About 35 firefighters in ground and air units were dispatched to Temescal Gateway Park at 1:25 p.m., according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . The woman was hiking up an established trail going to a waterfall, he said. ``She lost her footing and injured her left ankle,'' Humphrey said. Another hiker had a cell phone to call for help, he said. After paramedics arrived on the scene and determined that the hiker was unable to walk, she was hoisted aboard a helicopter on a Stokes litter basket, he said. Three minutes later, the woman arrived at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , he said. ``She is in good condition and in good spirits Adv. 1. in good spirits - without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" in stride ,'' Humphrey said. - City News Service One-vehicle crash kills Valencia man SANTA CLARITA - A 23-year-old Valencia man died from injuries sustained in a solo car crash early Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim, identified by the county Coroner's Office as Darren Bullock, was driving on San Francisquito Canyon Road near Copper Hill Drive, and apparently ran off the road after taking a curve too fast, said CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Rosa Ray. His 1997 Honda Civic rolled over three times and he was thrown out because he was not wearing a seat belt, Ray said. He died at the scene. The crash was discovered at 6:55 a.m. Sunday. - Daily News |
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