Overview
- A male hiker was found in a ravine below the Mount Wilson Trail and was declared dead after rescuers reached him.
- Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, an Air 5 helicopter crew, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue, and county firefighters responded to the call.
- Deputies attempted CPR before the death was confirmed, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokeswoman.
- Sierra Madre Search and Rescue said the man fell about 30 feet below the trail in a fixed-rope segment used to help hikers on steep rock.
- Rescuers recovered the body in the evening, the trail closed during the operation, and officials have not released the man’s identity.