Crime & Safety
Firefighters Attempt Remote Rescue in Laguna Niguel
The Orange County Fire Authority rescued an elderly man from a remote Laguna Niguel area.
An elderly man had to be rescued from a remote area in Laguna Niguel today after he became weak and winded while hiking.
The Orange County Fire Authority dispatched its helicopter for a rescue shortly after 4 p.m. near Pacific Island Drive and Club Drive. However, firefighters and paramedics were able to reach him on foot and drive him to a nearby hospital for observation, said Orange County Fire Authority Captain Marc Stone.
"We ended up waving off the helicopter," Stone said. "We didn't need it."
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Stone said the man was possibly in his 70s.
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