Hiker lost in Angeles National Forest found uninjured, officials say

Thursday, April 12, 2018
LAKE HUGHES, Calif. (KABC) -- A hiker lost in the Angeles National Forest has been found uninjured by rescue crews Thursday morning, officials said.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department search-and-rescue crews responded to the area of Lake Hughes Road and Pine Canyon Road to try and reach the man.
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Officials said the unidentified victim, who had been hiking the area since Wednesday and planned to camp overnight, took a wrong turn and called for help at about 7:30 a.m.


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L.A. County fire officials said the patient was driven out in a sheriff's vehicle and did not need medical attention.

No further information was immediately released.
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