A 37-year-old man riding a mountain bike suffered traumatic injuries during a crash Saturday in a remote area in Mandeville Canyon.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 8:27 a.m. to the 2600 block of North Westridge Road, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

A hoist operation retrieved the bicyclist and he was airlifted to an area trauma center.

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