Injured Man Airlifted After Monkey Canyon Fall

A 20-year-old man was air-rescued Saturday afternoon after he fell to the bottom of Monkey Canyon in Angeles National Forest, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

U.S. Forestry personnel alerted deputies at the that a hiker found the young victim unconscious and bleeding from the ears at 1:53 p.m. on Saturday, according to the report.

Sheriff's Air-5 airlifted the victim from the canyon. According to an LASD press release, the crew found the victim lying in shallow water five miles from Angeles Crest Highway. 

The Sheriff's Emergency Services Detail lowerered two paramedics 150 feet to rescue the man, who had multiple injuries and head trauma, authorities said. The victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where he was transferred to a trauma team in unknown condition.

Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau will release video from the Air-5 rescue helmet cam later.

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