Man Plunges Down Aliso Creek Embankment, Triggering Rescue In South OC

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — A man who plunged into a creek embankment triggered a firefighter rescue in Orange County Thursday.

Firefighters received word of the incident at 12:49 p.m. Thursday, when a man feel into a creek embankment along Aliso Creek Trail, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

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Paramedics treated the injured man as firefighters placed him in a Stokes basket and used a series of ropes to lift him up from the creek embankment to safety.

The man was then taken to a hospital, where he had stable vital signs, firefighters said.

No further information was immediately available.