Crime & Safety
Alameda Co. Firefighters Rescue Cyclist Who Fell Into Ravine
Firefighters extricated the cyclist from the ravine after he fell 30 feet.
LIVERMORE, CA — A mountain biker was flown to the hospital Friday evening after falling into a ravine at Lake Del Valle, the California Highway Patrol said.
The man suffered serious injuries.
The Livermore-Pleasanton and Alameda County fire departments helped extricate the man after he fell about 30 feet down into the ravine, CHP said in a statement.
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Firefighters delivered the man to a CHP helicopter, which took him to Walnut Creek's John Muir Medical Center.
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