Hiker Rescued After Nearly 30-Foot Fall at Rock Climbing Area in SoCal

Hiker in California rescued after falling nearly 30 feet while rock climbing

CHATSWORTH, Calif. (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Firefighters rescued a hiker who fell nearly 30 feet from a popular rock climbing area in Chatsworth Sunday. They were dispatched to Stoney Point Park, which is located east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and south of the 118 Freeway, at around 7:10 p.m. after learning of the incident, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The hiker, only identified as a man, fell in a "rugged and remot…

Hiker rescued after nearly 30-foot fall at rock climbing area in SoCal

By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story     CHATSWORTH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Firefighters rescued a hiker who fell nearly 30 feet from a popular rock climbing area in Chatsworth on Sunday. They were dispatched to Stoney Point Park, which is located east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and south of the 118 Freeway, at around 7:10 p.m. after learning of the incident, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The …

Firefighters Rescue Hiker After 30-Foot Fall at Stoney Point Park

Firefighters in the air and on the ground coordinated the rescue of a man who fell about 30 feet in a rugged, remote section of Stoney Point in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles Sunday. The effort began about 7:10 p.m. Sunday at the popular Stoney Point Park rock-climbing area east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, south of the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. An LAFD Rescue Helicopter l…

Hiker rescued after nearly 30-foot fall at Stoney Point rock climbing area in Chatsworth

The hiker fell into a rugged and remote section of the popular rock climbing area, according to Los Angeles Fire Department officials.

Hiker Survives Fall in Popular Rock-Climbing Area in California

A hiker survived a 30-foot fall in a popular rock-climbing area in California, thanks to a paramedic crew and a helicopter. The incident happened on Sunday. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the man was hiking in a “rugged and remote section” of the Stoney Point rock-climbing area just outside of Los Angeles when he fell. An LAFD helicopter extracted the injured hiker using a cable and harness. [RELATED: Practice Gets Real: Gl…