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Injured Hiker Airlifted From Pacific Palisades Trail Sunday

An injured hiker was airlifted from a Pacific Palisades trail Sunday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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An injured hiker was airlifted from a Pacific Palisades trail Sunday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
An injured hiker was airlifted from a Pacific Palisades trail Sunday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA — An injured hiker was airlifted off a trail in the Palisades Sunday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to the Los Leones Trail after a 911 call received just before 1 p.m. They located a woman suffering from a lower leg injury. Because of the nature of the injury and her location, she needed to be hoisted from the trail, the LAFD said.

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