A California hiker in grave condition was rescued Sunday from a trail in the Hollywood Hills and airlifted to a nearby hospital.
The incident happened around 9am near 1900 North Runyon Canyon Road in the Runyon Canyon Park area, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The 40-year-old man received medical care before the LAFD Air Operations and Rescue Helicopter performed a hoist operation to receive further medical attention at a local hospital.
The Los Angeles Fire Department airlifted a hiker in his 40s off a trail early Sunday morning. CITIZEN
LAFD told The Post CPR was performed on the man before he was transported to a local hospital. CITIZEN
LAFD officials told The Post that CPR was performed on the man, however, his current status is unknown.
Approximately 32 LAFD personnel were assigned to the invited, authorities confirmed. No additional information about what led to the incident has been released.
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It comes after The Post revealed how the popular hiking trail has descended into a hellhole where women fear for their safety after dark.
Hikers are furious as City Hall weighs plans for a paltry $25,000 security plan for the hill despite blowing $1 million on two restrooms.
One regular hiker, Shira Astrof, told the Post: “Danger doesn’t run on a schedule. You get a smart arsonist, they go at 2 a.m. when no one’s there.”
Runyon Canyon, once a neighborhood escape, now pulls in an estimated two million visitors a year, according to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority.
The Hollywood Hills is a popular hiking destination in California. Getty ImagesAstrof says she’s been sounding the alarm for years, and getting silence in return.
She told The Post she repeatedly reached out to Councilmember Nithya Raman’s office long before she says she was attacked, but never heard back.
The Post also reached out to Raman’s office for comment and did not receive a response. “I’m not clueless. I’m aware of my surroundings,” Astrof said.
“If I can’t go to Runyon while it’s still light out, that’s absurd.” In one incident, she said, a man began throwing rocks at hikers, and the response didn’t come quickly.
“Police took hours,” she said. “I don’t blame them, they’re understaffed. But that doesn’t change what’s happening out there.”
Then there’s the spending that’s raising eyebrows.
While City Hall scrapes together $25,000 for part-time security, it has already poured roughly $1 million into a permanent bathroom installation at Runyon Canyon, a project meant to handle crowds, not crime.
