AMRT Members Aid Injured Road Cyclist

November 14, 2010

Altadena Mountain Rescue team members rushed to the aid of a female road cyclist who was injured in a crash at the intersection of North Altadena Drive and Crescent Drive.

Team members were en route to the Altadena Sheriff's Station after training in Eaton Canyon when they were flagged down by a motorist.

AMRT members, all of whom are Emergency Medical Technicians, tended to the cyclist until paramedics arrived on scene.

The victim was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital where she was treated for various injuries.

High Line Training at Eaton Canyon Waterfall

November 14, 2010

Hikers visiting Eaton Canyon Falls were treated to a thrilling demonstration of the Altadena Mountain Rescue team's high line rescue system. Team members set up the high line rope rescue system, which spans 290 feet from beyond the top of the waterfall, down to the canyon bottom.

The team simulated rescues by lowering team mates from the top of the falls down to rescuers in the bottom of the canyon.

Eaton Canyon, located at 1750 N. Altadena Drive, is one of the busiest outdoor recreational areas in Los Angeles.

Mountain Rescue Team Members Walk Kids to School

October 5, 2010

Altadena Mountain Rescue Team Members celebrated "Walk to School Days" with students at Franklin Elementary School in Altadena by acting as crossing guards at street crossings and talking to students about how to walk to school safely.

AMRT team members taught students how to "stop, look and listen" before stepping into the crosswalk. The event, a safety campaign hosted by Pasadena Unified School District, took place from 7 a.m. until 8:30 a.m.

AMRT Members Aid in Search for Suicidal Male

September 16, 2010

Altadena Mountain Rescue Team Members assisted Altadena Sheriffs Deputies in the search for a 52-year old adult male who family members believed to be suicidal following a violent domestic altercation with his sister.

The search team located the individual in his vehicle, parked in a parking lot near the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Paramedics treated the man's self-inflicted lacerations and transported him to Huntington Memorial Hospital where he was treated.

He was later booked on charges of attempted murder in the assault on his sister.

Mother and Two Sons Rescued in Eaton Canyon

September 7, 2010

A 45 year-old mother and her two young sons, ages 6 and 8, became trapped on a steep mountainside in the Eaton Canyon area and had to be rescued by L.A. Sheriff's Deputies and Altadena Mountain Rescue Team members. The trio went off trail in search of a waterfall when they found themselves stranded on a very steep, loose slope.

L.A. County Sheriff's Air 5 rescue helicopter crew members, were able to lift them from their unstable perch and lower them to safety in the canyon bottom where AMRT members provided them with water and transported them to their vehicle in the Eaton Canyon Parking area.