Rescuers airlift hiker by helicopter out of Runyon Canyon; man is in grave condition
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A man was airlifted out of Runyon Canyon by a Los Angeles Fire Department rescue crew about 9:15 a.m. Sunday, according to authorities.
The 40-year-old hiker was taken by rescue helicopter from the Hollywood Hills site to a hospital, where he was listed in grave condition, according to an LAFD statement.
About 32 L.A. Fire personnel assisted in the incident, according to the statement.
A video posted on the Citizen App shows a person being hoisted by a helicopter into the sky.
Wildlife officials said they found oiled birds after a pipe ruptured in East Los Angeles on May 22, 2026.
Soon after, in another incident in the Runyon Canyon area, the Los Angeles Police Department said officers assisted in a medical emergency involving two minors.
The incident occurred near Fuller and Hillside avenue around 9:40 a.m. Very little information was available.
Officers from the Police Department and the LAFD responded to the emergency in which the two minors were hospitalized before being released to family members.
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