Two hikers were rescued from Rice Canyon Sunday afternoon after one became stuck in a tree while hiking, officials confirmed.

Around 12:00 p.m. Sunday, emergency officials received a call for a stuck hiker somewhere in Rice Canyon, accessible from the 23000 block of The Old Road in Newhall, according to Supervisor Rangel with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD).

“SCV Sheriff gave us the call of two possible stranded patients,” Rangel said. “We have a helicopter on scene, we are attempting to rescue two (people), one patient and a possible second patient stuck in a tree.”

LACoFD helicopter 16 was sent out to assist in retrieving the stuck hikers.

Injuries related to the incident are unknown as of Sunday afternoon.

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

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