LAFD crews rescue man who fell down 200-foot cliff in Sunland
Los Angeles Fire Department crews used airlift equipment to rescue a 40-year-old man who fell down a 200-foot cliff in Sunland Saturday evening.
Authorities were first made aware of the fall at around 8:45 p.m. on Big Tujunga Canyon Road. When they arrived he was reportedly alert and conscious, but had suffered a serious lower-body injury.
Crews were able to reach the man and placed him inside of a litter basket where he was raised to the road.
He was then transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Authorities were still working to determine why the man was in the area, and what caused the fall.
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