Man clings to concrete wall to survive raging river, dramatic Los Angeles video shows
A man was rescued by helicopter from a turbulent river in California, officials said.
At around 5 p.m. on March 15, the Los Angeles Fire Department said it received reports of a person struggling in the ”rain-swollen” Los Angeles River in Boyle Heights.
The fire department said in a news release that it dispatched a helicopter crew and lowered a rescuer down to the location of the man suffering from hypothermia.
Video shows the man clinging to a concrete shear wall before the rescuer is hoisted down to grab him.
The two can be seen struggling in the water just moments after the rescuer attaches himself to the victim.
After stabilizing, the man and rescuer were lifted onto the helicopter above the river.
The man recieved “in-flight medical care by the on-board LAFD Flight Paramedic team,” officials said.
Flight crew scanned the area and no other victims were discovered, according to the release.
Officials said they are not yet able to confirm the man’s age or how he ended up in the river bed.
Boyle Heights is a neighborhood in Los Angeles.
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