25-year-old hiker severely injured after falling 100 feet in West Hills hoisted to safety: Video

WEST HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Search and Rescue crews conducted a dangerous nighttime rescue of a critically injured hiker in the West Hills community of the San Fernando Valley.

The 25-year-old hiker plummeted over 100 feet down the side of the mountain before coming to a rest.

Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department and Ventura County Fire Department located the man after responding to the scene just before 8 p.m. Friday.

The hiker was then strapped into a gurney and hoisted up to safety by an LAFD helicopter.

LAFD firefighters are responding to hoist a 25-year-old man who fell about 100 feet and sustained "significant traumatic injuries" while hiking.

The 25-year-old was rushed to the hospital with "significant traumatic injuries," according to LAFD.

No further details were immediately known.