Crime & Safety
16-Year-Old Jumps From 75-Foot High-Voltage Tower
A 16-year-old boy was transported to a hospital after experiencing what crews described as a "psychological emergency."
SYLMAR, CA — A 16-year-old boy was transported to a hospital after jumping from a 75-foot high-voltage tower in Sylmar Sunday.
Around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, crews were working to rescue the teenager who was experiencing what was described as a psychological emergency by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
He was stranded on a high-voltage transmission tower at 16320 Silver Oaks Drive, east of the Golden State (5) Freeway, according to the LAFD.
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At some point, the boy jumped from the tower, but not into a rescue cushion that had been place by the rescuers, according to the department. He was transported to a trauma center for treatment of unknown injuries.
