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Eight people, Three adults and five children were rescued with a makeshift zip line in the Tujunga Canyons area of the Angeles National Forest.after being trapped at the junction of two rivers by the dangerous winter storm that hit Sunday night.
Members of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departmentthey went to the place at approximately 8:40 pm after one of the hikers activated an emergency light
Swiftwater Rescue of Five Children and Three Adults as the Storm Rolls In.
Last night, a group of hikers became trapped between two rising river crossings due to the latest storm. Five kids aged 10-12 and three adults were at risk so one of the adults activated his emergency pic.twitter.com/MKiDTaEtJO
— Montrose Search & Rescue Team (Ca.) (@MontroseSAR) January 9, 2023
“This rescue of 8 people came at the perfect time, reminding us why we volunteered to do this,” the rescue team said in a tweet.
The equipment was lowered from a truck to the bottom of the canyon, near Big Tujunga Canyon Road and the flat area of La Palomasite where they found the group of hikers trying to find an exit route.
The children were between 10 and 12 years old.as reported by the rescue team.
After an officer managed to secure a rope through rushing river water, a volunteer hiker was able to climb a tree to secure the other end, creating a makeshift zip line.
the eight hikers They managed to cross the river safely.
“After a few river crossings, everyone was wet and cold, but we made it back safely to the rescue trucks,” the rescue team members said.
The entire rescue operation was finished at approximately 3:30 a.m.with the eight hikers wet and cold, but completely safe.
This rescue was accomplished in the midst of a dangerous winter storm that hit Ventura Countywith heavy rain moving south Monday morning toward the Los Angeles County area.
The storm was forecast to maintain its effects of heavy rainfall through Tuesday.
Beginning December 27, a series of multiple winter storms impacted California, leaving severe flooding and mudslides in various communities.
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