Malibu CA: As reported by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Headquarters Bureau, a day hike and wilderness adventure in Malibu Creek State Park Saturday, ended in an LA County Sheriff's and Fire department team rescue of a 34-year old Los Angeles man, his 14-year old daughter and her four teen girlfriends aged 14-16. After hiking for a while, the group found more than they bargained for when they became stranded on a treacherous cliff slope on the North/East section of Goat Butte Mountain in Malibu (unincorporated Los Angeles County). Two members of the group were able to make it down the slope to safety, while one of the remaining four stranded victims was able to get a cell phone connection at about 5:00PM and called to the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Malibu Search and Rescue Team (MSAR) was immediately activated, responded to the area, and were able to locate the victims. A Sheriff's MSAR ground team reached the victims and set up a technical rope lowering system. The victims were safely lowered to the base of the mountain where they were escorted to the Sheriff’s Department Command Post at 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Unincorporated Malibu. Sheriff's MSAR was assisted by Los Angeles County Fire Engine Company 67 and Helicopter 16, who extracted one of the teen victims via helicopter cable winch, because she was too frightened to be taken down the slope. The rescue was completed at about 9:00PM None of the victims were injured during the incident. They thanked rescue personnel before heading home to Los Angeles. The Sheriff’s Malibu Search and Rescue Team are certified experts in mountain rescue. They are comprised of an elite cadre of reserve deputy sheriffs and high risk civilian volunteers that work out of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station under the command of Sheriff's Captain Joseph H. Stephen. The eight Search and Rescue teams of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department average about 350 search and rescue missions every year, making it one of the most active counties for search and rescue missions in the nation.
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