Long Beach man rescued after spending 2 days trapped behind waterfall

A Long Beach man was rescued by helicopter Tuesday after getting trapped for two days behind a waterfall in a national park northeast of Bakersfield, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office.

A video posted to social media on Wednesday showed the dramatic helicopter rescue of 46-year-old Ryan Wardwell from a nook behind the cascading waterfall on the Seven Teacups Trail in the Sequoia National Forest.

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The hike’s trailhead is slightly more than 82 miles northeast of Bakersfield…

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