A homeless man was rescued from a steep concrete embankment of the Los Angeles River after officials found him \u201cdangerously close\u201d to rapid water during this week\u2019s storm, authorities said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s Homeless Outreach Services team responded to the scene Monday, where they located the distressed victim.<\/p>\n
According to sheriff\u2019s officials, the victim said he fell from a bridge the night before and managed to crawl up the embankment before becoming incapacitated.<\/p>\n
The man was discovered disoriented, wet, exhibiting signs of hypothermia, and with injuries that prevented him from mobilizing to safety, the LASD said.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to conduct a medical assessment due to the steep terrain and hazardous conditions.<\/p>\n
Sheriff\u2019s officials said a conventional extrication was not feasible and that a new department Jeep Gladiator, equipped with a winch, was used to successfully raise the man in a rescue basket.<\/p>\n
Deputies determined that immediate actions were necessary to prevent serious injuries or loss of life due to the prolonged exposure, the victim\u2019s injuries and proximity to the rising waters.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rapid response and coordination between law enforcement and fire personnel directly contributed to the successful rescue and medical treatment,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n
The department added that the rescue highlights the critical role of the Homeless Outreach Service Team in conducting storm safety outreach and responding to life-threatening emergencies involving vulnerable individuals during severe weather events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A homeless man was rescued from a steep concrete embankment of the Los Angeles River after officials found…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":344486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,124591,16949,2961,224,5337,60883,8743,223780],"class_list":{"0":"post-497951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-embankment","11":"tag-fall","12":"tag-la","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-losangeles","15":"tag-rescued","16":"tag-river","17":"tag-steep"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115851618128527425","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}