Copter 15 airlifts one in Wednesday water rescue 

Los Angels County Fire helecopter leaves the scene after itairlifted a person from the flooded Santa Clara River in Canyon Country on Wednesday, 032223.
Los Angels County Fire helecopter leaves the scene after itairlifted a person from the flooded Santa Clara River in Canyon Country on Wednesday, 032223. Dan Watson/The Signal
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First responders were called for a water rescue behind the Food 4 Less Canyon Country location’s parking lot, on Wednesday afternoon, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.  

According to Esteban Benitez, a spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to Whites Canyon Road and Soledad Canyon Road at 3:08 p.m. They arrived on the scene at 3:13 p.m.  

Firefighters learned of a person at the edge of the water, not in the water, on an island in between two lanes of flowing water, according to Benitez.  

Los Angels County Fire Personnel talk to a person who was airlifted from the flooded Santa Clara River in Canyon Country on Wednesday, 032223.
Los Angels County Fire Personnel talk to a person who was airlifted from the flooded Santa Clara River in Canyon Country on Wednesday, 032223. Dan Watson/The Signal

Copter 15 airlifted the patient to safety at 3:31 p.m., according to Kaitlyn Aldana, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County Fire Department.  

According to L.A. County dispatch radio traffic, the person refused medical attention and a transport.  

No transports occurred and no injuries were reported, according to Aldana.  

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