Crime & Safety

Sunrise-Seeking Student Rescued

A Caltech student who wanted to watch the sunrise Saturday morning eventually needed help off the mountain, according to authorities.

A journey into the mountains to watch the Saturday morning sunrise ended with an air rescue for a 19-year-old Caltech student, according to the 

The woman started at Chaney Trail and eventually found herself "stuck" on the mountainside above Loma Alta Drive and Lake Avenue in Altadena, said Sgt. Debra Herman of the Sheriff's Department. The woman needed to be "plucked off the side of the mountain"  by a county air unit around 8:30 a.m., Herman said. The traveler was not injured.


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