Mountain Biker Rescued From Falling Down A Cliff With A Helicopter

Los Angeles County sheriffs saved a mountain biker from falling off of the side of a cliff, it was reported Thursday.

The man was riding his mountain bike on the Mount Wilson Toll Road before going off the road, and almost completely fell off the cliff, NBC LA reported. The man was able to find his grip and stick to the side of the cliff, first responders recounted, according to NBC LA.

BREAKING -Mt bike rider falls over the side, dangles from side of cliff, Mt Wilson Toll Road, Angeles Forest. #LASD Air Rescue 5 inserts LASD SEB Tactical Medics nearby to rappel on rope down to victim. They secure victim and are hoisted in aircraft and flown to safety. pic.twitter.com/QbnzSQ6Y1q

— SEB (@SEBLASD) April 15, 2021

In an interview with KNX Newsradio, a paramedic, Dan Aleman, said the biker “couldn’t move,” and “He was literally stuck while he was down there.”

Hoist Rescue, #LASD Air Rescue 5 deploys LASD SEB Tactical Medics to rescue hiker missing since yesterday in the Mt Waterman area. LASD SAR Teams had been searching for him throughout the night and all today. Cold, hungry and tired, but uninjured. Saving lives priority 1. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/jWIfDpwnpS

— SEB (@SEBLASD) April 14, 2021

After the mountain biker went off the side of the road, his friends called authorities for help. Los Angeles County sheriffs responded to the scene with a rescue helicopter. Authorities found the biker in a “really, really bad spot,” Aleman told KNX Newsradio. (RELATED: Authorities Rescue 66 Stranded Ice Fishermen)

“They had thrown him like … a small rope, it was real thin and somehow he was able to attach it to his ankle and they used that to keep him from sliding,” the paramedic said, according to KMX Newsradio.

VIDEO: Hoist Rescue, #LASD Air Rescue 5 deploys LASD SEB Tactical Medics to rescue hiker missing since yesterday in the Mt Waterman area. LASD SAR Teams searched for him throughout the night and all today. Cold, hungry and tired, but uninjured. Saving lives priority 1. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/zNGgIvwxJI

— SEB (@SEBLASD) April 14, 2021

The paramedic was able to rappel down the cliff, rescue the biker, and bring him back to safety, NBC LA reported. The biker was then brought aboard the helicopter where a tactical medical team treated him. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported from the incident, NBC LA reported.

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