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Hiker Airlifted From 300 Feet Down Castaic Trail

An injured hiker was airlifted by rescuers Sunday morning in Charlie Canyon in Castaic. 

At 9:50 p.m. first responders received reports of an injured hiker on Charlie Canyon Road in Castaic, according to supervisor Melanie Flores with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. 

“The hiker was 300 feet down on a bike trail,” said Flores. 

A helicopter was called in to make the rescue of the hiker, and the person was transported to the hospital. 

The injuries sustained by the hiker are not known as of the publication of this article. 

Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story; more information will be added as it becomes available.


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Hiker Airlifted From 300 Feet Down Castaic Trail

2 comments

  1. Was this person hiking in the dark or were they located well after dark ??

  2. That’s going to be an expensive flight.

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About Linsey Towles

Linsey Towles is currently a sophomore and journalism major at College of the Canyons and graduated from Saugus High School in 2021. She began as an intern at KHTS in Fall 2020 and was hired in June as staff writer for the news team where she covers breaking and feature news.