HEALTHAug 4 · 21:16 UTCKTLA 5John Ross Ferrara

Hiker bitten by rattlesnake in Angeles National Forest

A hiker was bitten by a rattlesnake in Angeles National Forest and airlifted to safety. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Montrose Search and Rescue Team and the Altadena Mountain Rescue responded to the incident in Bear Canyon around 4 p.m.

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