An injured rock climber was airlifted and transported to the hospital following an incident that took place in the Angeles National Forest north of Castaic Lake on Friday afternoon, according to officials.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a medical emergency at 1:06 p.m. to Dry Gulch Mountainway and Lake Hughes Road north of the lake, said Saadullah Sheikh, a spokesman with the L.A. County Fire Department. They were on the scene 12 minutes after initial dispatch time, he added.
The medical emergency involved an injured rock climber, and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were also dispatched to assist with the incident, said Deputy Nicholas Hoslet, a spokesman with the station…