Crime & Safety
Woman Rescued from Hiking Trail: Police
A woman who hurt her ankle on a trail in the Anaheim Hills area Tuesday was rescued and taken to an area hospital, authorities said.
ANAHEIM HILLS, CA - A woman who hurt her ankle on a trail in the Anaheim Hills area Tuesday was rescued and taken to an area hospital.
The woman got stranded on Hidden Trail in the Serrano and Weir Canyon area about 8:45 a.m., according to Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt.
Rescue workers hiked about a mile into the canyon and helped get the unidentified woman into a helicopter, which airlifted her to an area hospital, Wyatt said.
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UPDATE: Patient extracted and en route to hospital. Great work @AnaheimFire @OCFA_PIO and @orange_city_fd.
— Anaheim PD (@AnaheimPD) January 31, 2017
- City News Service / Image of Weir Canyon via David Lofink Flickr