Injured hikers rescued after avalanche on Mount Baldy in California
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A group of hikers, including one with "serious" injuries, had to be rescued Thursday after an avalanche on Mt. Baldy in southern California.
The San Bernardino County Fire District said in a news release the slide was reported at 12:13 p.m. local time at the Baldy Bowl, located southeast of the mountain's peak.
Officials said that three hikers were walking at the time of the avalanche on "unstable snow overlaying a sheet of ice," and that one hiker slid down and suffered "serious" injuries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MT BALDY: #SBCoFD responding to reported AVALANCHE in MtBaldyBowl. Hiker stuck half-way down. No reports of missing parties. ^eas
— SB County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) January 26, 2017
Baldy(Update): #AirRescue7 and @sbcountysheriff assets enroute. One confirmed victim with reported serious injuries located in the bowl.
— SB County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) January 26, 2017
The two injured hikers were airlifted off the mountain and transported to a local hospital, while the third hiker was able to walk out without assistance.
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Mount Baldy is located in the San Gabriel Mountains about 45 miles northeast of Los Angeles and rises to 10,064 feet.