SIMI VALLEY --
A dramatic rescue took place Monday in the hills of Simi Valley.A hiker lost his footing and slid about 80 yards down the side of a cliff near the Lost Canyons Golf Club, and he ended up in a ravine. He grabbed on to a tree to stop his fall, then used his cell phone to call for help.
A Ventura County Fire Department helicopter crew hoisted the hiker up and out of the steep ravine. The hiker was not injured in the fall.
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