On Friday, deputies located a missing man in Val Verde by using drones.  On Friday around 8 a.m. the Santa Clarita Search & Rescue team received a call from the Homicide Bureau about a missing 29-year-old male who was mentally distraught in the Val Verde area.    “Having the drone team we probably would have not found him, at least not ...

One person was rescued and transported after plunging 150 feet over the side of Sand Canyon Road Sunday morning. On Sunday around 9:30 a.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a call involving a vehicle that plunged 150 feet down an embankment off Sand Canyon Road near Placerita Canyon Road.  The victim was able to self-extract from the wreckage ...

One hiker was rescued by first responders Saturday evening on a Santa Clarita trail after suffering a medical emergency.  At around 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening, first responders received reports of a hiker that had fallen on Placerita and Nadeau, according to supervisor Melanie Flores with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “A hiker fell and search and rescue located them,” ...

Two reportedly lost hikers were found and rescued Monday morning after becoming lost in Santa Clarita’s Whitney Open Space.  At around 8:49 a.m. Monday first responders received reports of hikers lost but uninjured in the Whitney Open Space by Newhall Avenue, according to supervisor Brian Webb with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “Two lost hikers were up on a ...

Two small brush fires prompted a response from firefighters as well as from Search and Rescue personnel Wednesday after being lit by an unknown person.  A 20 foot by 20 foot spot brush fire was reported on Towsley Canyon Road in Newhall at around 4:33 p.m., according to Bernard Peters, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “Helicopters ...

Two female hikers were located and rescued Tuesday evening by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies in Towsley Canyon.  At around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday two female hikers in their 40s were reported as missing in the Towsley Canyon region in Stevenson Ranch, according to Lieutenant Jim Royal, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “They were located by an airship ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue (SAR) Teams found a missing hiker safe in the Angeles National Forest after asking for help from the public familiar with the Mount Waterman trails east of Santa Clarita. SAR teams successfully located missing hiker Rene Compean on Tuesday at approximately 3:45 p.m., in the Angeles National Forest, according to LASD officials. ...

Los Angeles County Fire Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue officials have airlifted an injured hiker after a search that lasted nearly two hours in the East and Rice Canyon area Sunday afternoon. Update: (2:30 p.m.) The hiker was found and airlifted to Henry Mayo Newhall hospital by Helicopter 14 around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The patient, ...

The missing person deputies with search and rescue teams were searching for was located Wednesday, officials said. As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the missing person has been found “fine and safe,” according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “She was last seen hiking on the Placerita Canyon hiking trails so the search was centered around ...

A person reported trapped down a trench in Canyon Country Monday prompted an urban search and rescue response, officials said. The incident was reported at about 10:30 a.m. Monday on the 18800 block of Alder Crest Court in Canyon Country, according to Vanessa Lozano, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The patient was trapped under five feet ...