A hiker horsing around with pals at Hermit Falls in the Angeles National Forest Monday afternoon was seriously injured when she was hurt while jumping into a mountain pool of water.
The 20-year-old woman was at the goofing around near Chantry Flats and was jumping off the top of a waterfall about 40 feet above a pool of water. She missed her target.
Lucky for her the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team was in the area checking into a bogus report of a missing hiker. It turned out the “missing” hiker had a hissy fit and stormed off into the forest. His buddies summoned rescuers but it was all for not when the agitated hiker emerged unscathed a nearby trailhead.
That was good new for the female hiker who was hurt and really need help. Rescuers arrived within minutes of her pals calling for help.
The woman hiker was listed in stable condition at a nearby hospital after being airlifted out of a deep ravine. A spokesman for Los Angeles County Fire Department said she was going to be okay.
