Fire crews were conducting a hoist operation Thursday to rescue an 80-year-old hiker in the Pacific Palisades area.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the 1500 block of Bienveneda Avenue, north of Sunset Boulevard, around 2:55 p.m. to a report of a hiker in “moderate medical distress,” said Margaret Stewart of the LAFD.
Stewart said LAFD air fire crews located the man and began preparing for a hoist operation for hospital transport.
The nature of the man’s distress was not immediately available.