Breaking News!!: Mount Baldy, CA: Hikers rescued after being injured in an avalanche.

Breaking News!!: Mount Baldy, CA: Hikers rescued after being injured in an avalanche.

According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department Duty Public Information Officer Peter McKernan, at least 2 hikers were rescued after being injured in an avalanche on Thursday, January 26th, 2017 in the San Gabriel Mountains near Mount Baldy, California.

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The report from hikers came in around midday in the Mount Baldy area.

A helicopter rescue crew responded to the site in the mountains.

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Rescue crews airlifted the 2 victims from the scene.