Hiker & Dog Rescued
Lakeview Terrace

On December 29, 2011, seven fire companies, three helicopters, two rescue ambulances and two USAR teams responded to a hiker incident at 12001 Van Nuys Blvd. in Lakeview Terrace.

First arriving companies observed a male and a German Shepherd dog clinging onto the side of a steep cliff approximately 150’ above the ground. Due to the terrain, a hoist operation by helicopter was not a desirable option. USAR team members using a high angle rescue went over the side and stabilized the male victim and the dog. Both were extracted from the mountainside and no injuries were reported.

Photos by Mike Meadows, EPN & Rick McClure, Captain, OCD-C & Doc DeMulle’, The Foothills Paper