Health & Fitness
Injured Mountain Biker Airlifted Out Of Topanga State Park
Firefighters searched the remote area of the park to find the bike, while the man was flown to a nearby hospital.
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA — A mountain biker was injured while hiking in Pacific Palisades Tuesday evening, requiring an airlift from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The biker was reported injured around 8:13 p.m. along the Backbone Trail in Topanga State Park.
LAFD Air Ops hoisted the man into a helicopter and flew him to a nearby hospital. Firefighters on the ground searched the remote area to recover the bike, according to Nicholas Prange of LAFD.
Details on how he became injured weren't immediately available.
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