Screaming for help, a hiker was rescued after falling over a waterfall and landing 25 feet down in “a rocky pool,” according to officials in Southern California.
The incident took place in the unincorporated community of Forest Falls on Sunday, Aug. 3, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District reported. San Bernadino is about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
At 3:45 p.m., the agency posted on X, crews responded to Big Falls, a popular hiking destination in the county about 85 miles east of Los Angeles.
The agency reported the hiker had lost his footing and fallen 25 feet while attempting to cross “a slippery portion of the falls.”…