Crime & Safety

Hikers Stuck in Eaton Canyon Wash Overnight

Three hikers were airlifted to the Huntington Memorial Hospital on Sunday after they did not return from a hike on Saturday.

Two hikers were airlifted to the Huntington Memorial Hospital Sunday afternoon after they were found somewhere in the upper falls area of Eaton Canyon, according to Lt. Joe Dempsey of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Altadena Station.

In addition one hiker was walked out by members of the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team as well as the Montrose search and rescue team, according to Dempsey.

The hikers who were airlifted were exhausted but uninjured, according to Lt. Jacobs, of the Sheriff's Department, but they were taken to the hospital to be examined.

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The group had taken off from the Mt. Wilson area on Saturday with the intention of rappeling down the falls and walking out through Eaton Canyon - they brought the necessary equipment with them, according to Jacobs.

However, they did not get down on Saturday night, and on Sunday morning one of the family members called the station, she said.

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The team spent a good portion of the morning trying to find out where they were and were ultimately able to locate them, Jacobs said.

Editor's note: The initial version of this story said that three hikers were airlifed rather than two. 


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