A woman who drove her truck off Mount Baldy Road in the Angeles National Forest last week was rescued Jan. 7.
Temperatures near Mount Baldy, located about 45 miles northeast of Los Angeles, dipped into the 30s at night as the woman remained trapped inside her Ford Ranger for four days, according to rescuers.
A hiker spotted the woman’s truck about 100 feet over the side of the road just before noon Sunday and called 911.
Los Angeles County Fire rescuers responded about 12:45 p.m. to the area of Mount Baldy and Glendora Ridge roads, a fire department spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email.
The woman told rescuers she swerved to avoid hitting a deer when she drove off the road Wednesday night near mile marker 3.3 on Mount Baldy Road, according to CBS.
Rescuers hiked down the canyon and found her trapped inside her truck.
The woman was extricated and transported by helicopter to the nearest local hospital, the LAFD spokesperson said.
There was no evidence of an accident or tire tracks on the road for passersby to find, according to the LAFD.
“No one saw her go over the side,” Mr. Thrall, the fire captain, said. “She’s very lucky that some hiker happened to come by and hear her.”
