The Altadena Sheriff’s Station is reporting that there is a rescue currently underway before 9 PM) in Eaton Canyon.
Rescuers from the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by Sierra Madre Search & Rescue, made voice contact with a mother and son stranded in the dark near the first waterfall of Eaton Canyon. According to the station, search and rescue deputies reached the victims around 8:15 PM — they are not injured, but the rescue team is determining if it is safe to perform a technical rescue or spend the night and helicopter everyone out in the morning. The predicted onset of rain probably won’t help anything.


by Timothy Rutt
Rescuers from the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by Sierra Madre Search & Rescue, made voice contact with a mother and son stranded in the dark near the first waterfall of Eaton Canyon. According to the station, search and rescue deputies reached the victims around 8:15 PM — they are not injured, but the rescue team is determining if it is safe to perform a technical rescue or spend the night and helicopter everyone out in the morning. The predicted onset of rain probably won’t help anything.