A 58-year-old man fell about 35 feet when he became entangled with two dog leashes, according to the Glendale News-Press.
Rescuers were trying to help two trapped dogs who are stuck on a steep incline at , Sheriff's Reserve Chief Mike Leum told Patch.
Bill Smith was allegedly hiking the Rim of the Valley trail with his 2-year-old Labrador when a woman was hiking with her dog around a bend about 1:55 p.m. Thursday, the News-Press reported.
"He was going after one of his dogs [when he fell]," Leum said.
The dogs were excited and Smith was caught in the leashes and toppled over the steep ledge, Jan Smith, the victim's wife told the News-Press.
Glendale Fire Department, Los Angeles City Fire Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Search and Rescue all responded to the scene, Leum said.
Smith's injuries were described as mild, with scratches from sliding down the hill, Leum said. As for the dogs, they were not injured, he said.
“The dogs seem to be fine. Everybody’s fine,” Sheriff’s Reserve Chief Mike Leum said.
Check back with Patch for more updates.
Leash laws are in place for a reason.
He comes down and says, "I don't have a leash on my dog and I don't even have a leash, is that gonna be OK with you?" I said, "No, it's not." As he got closer, his dog decided to come up to my two and my 8 yr old female Lab/mix wasn't happy and they tangled. My hand was still wrapped in the leashes. As they pulled all together down the narrow trail, Bill tried to get them all apart. I let go because they almost pulled me over the edge. The 2 Labs rolled over the ledge and he went after his dog yelling, " I can't loose my dog!", as I watched my dog fall over the next ledge. I assumed she was dead.
He never said a word to us... The picture of our Sheba doesn't show her injuries, but the vet will tell us if there's more than the gashes on her face.
Bottom line, it was a total disregard of the law and almost got me killed.