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Daily Mail
7 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Dramatic photos show death-defying escape of victim trapped in rock tomb off world-famous highway
Dramatic images revealed the moments emergency responders rescued a victim trapped in a rock tomb off the Pacific Coast Highway. The Ventura County Fire Department reported that crews responded to the scene at 7:45 p.m. on Monday to assist the victim in escaping the rocks at Thornhill Broome Beach, located approximately an hour north of Los Angeles, California. The victim, whose identity has yet to be revealed, was trapped by a large rock that had shifted. Firefighters used 'specialized extraction tools' to remove the individual and were seen carrying them on a stretcher down the rock wall. Cinematic photos revealed first responders carrying the victim down the beach as onlookers watched from the top of the rocks. Videos of the escape posted online showed a slew of firefighters assisting in extracting the victim from the rocks. Multiple agencies, including the VCFD, Oxnard Fire Department, Federal Fire Ventura CHP, and California State Parks responded to the rescue. 'Thank you to all of our local agency partners for their teamwork, technical expertise and professionalism during this challenging rescue,' VCFD said in a statement. The VCFD said they used 'specialized extraction tools' to remove the individual from the rocks Community members praised the fire departments on social media, with many flocking to the comment section on VCFD's latest post to congratulate the firefighters on a successful rescue. 'Bravo !!! True heroes,' one comment read. 'Thank God for fire fighters,' another added. Thank you for your service,' a third wrote. reached out to VCFD for more information on the rescue and an update on the patient's condition, but didn't immediately hear back. Thornhill Broome Beach is located at Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains. The beach stretches five miles on the shore and features rocky bluffs and sand dunes. Thornhill sits along the world-famous Pacific Coast Highway, featured in films such as Forrest Gump, La La Land, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. A stretch of the highway was closed in January following a series of devastating wildfires, but reopened ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
2 people, a dog dead after small plane crashes in Los Angeles-area neighborhood
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KTLA) — Two people and a dog are dead after the small plane they were flying in crashed in a Los Angeles-area neighborhood on Saturday. At around 1:51 p.m., about 40 firefighters responded to calls that a plane had crashed into two homes with smoke showing in the Wood Ranch community of Simi Valley, officials confirmed. The Simi Valley Police Department issued an alert at 2:40 p.m., telling the public that a plane crash near High Meadow Street had closed the road, warning residents to avoid the area. The Ventura County Fire Department posted to X after 4 p.m., saying that preliminary reports indicated one fatality in the aircraft. At 8 p.m., VCFD confirmed two people were killed in the crash — the pilot and a passenger — along with a dog. 'A Vans RV-10 crashed near High Meadow Street and Wood Ranch Parkway in Simi Valley, California, around 2:10 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 3,' explained the FAA in a statement. 'The plane departed from William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster and was heading to Camarillo Airport. The FAA and NTSB will investigate.' The stringer service KNN spoke with a homeowner who said he was trimming vegetation around his home when he spotted the plane, describing it as possibly disoriented or in distress. 'He went to tell his wife about it, and the plane plummeted and slammed into the exact location where he was trimming vegetation,' KNN reported. 'The man narrowly escaped death when the plane hit and his home erupted in flames.' Brink's truck drops $300K on street; driver claims 50–100 people grabbed cash and fled Officials said the fire spread to two two-story, single-family homes, and that residents were inside at the time of the crash. However, they were able to evacuate, and VCFD said no other injuries were reported, but the homes sustained structural damage. The deceased victims' identities were not immediately provided. VCFD said the fire was knocked down as of 4 p.m. It will likely be weeks before the NTSB releases preliminary findings on the Simi Valley crash. A final report comes months later, according to the Associated Press. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
04-05-2025
- General
- The Hill
2 people, a dog dead after small plane crashes in Los Angeles-area neighborhood
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KTLA) — Two people and a dog are dead after the small plane they were flying in crashed in a Los Angeles-area neighborhood on Saturday. At around 1:51 p.m., about 40 firefighters responded to calls that a plane had crashed into two homes with smoke showing in the Wood Ranch community of Simi Valley, officials confirmed. The Simi Valley Police Department issued an alert at 2:40 p.m., telling the public that a plane crash near High Meadow Street had closed the road, warning residents to avoid the area. The Ventura County Fire Department posted to X after 4 p.m., saying that preliminary reports indicated one fatality in the aircraft. At 8 p.m., VCFD confirmed two people were killed in the crash — the pilot and a passenger — along with a dog. 'A Vans RV-10 crashed near High Meadow Street and Wood Ranch Parkway in Simi Valley, California, around 2:10 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 3,' explained the FAA in a statement. 'The plane departed from William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster and was heading to Camarillo Airport. The FAA and NTSB will investigate.' The stringer service KNN spoke with a homeowner who said he was trimming vegetation around his home when he spotted the plane, describing it as possibly disoriented or in distress. 'He went to tell his wife about it, and the plane plummeted and slammed into the exact location where he was trimming vegetation,' KNN reported. 'The man narrowly escaped death when the plane hit and his home erupted in flames.' Officials said the fire spread to two two-story, single-family homes, and that residents were inside at the time of the crash. However, they were able to evacuate, and VCFD said no other injuries were reported, but the homes sustained structural damage. The deceased victims' identities were not immediately provided. VCFD said the fire was knocked down as of 4 p.m. It will likely be weeks before the NTSB releases preliminary findings on the Simi Valley crash. A final report comes months later, according to the Associated Press.
India.com
04-05-2025
- General
- India.com
Simi Valley Plane Crash: Pilot Killed As Small Aircraft Hits Homes, FAA & NTSB Investigate
A small aircraft hit two houses in a residential neighbourhood of Simi Valley on Saturday afternoon, killing the pilot and igniting a fire, police confirmed. No one on the ground was hurt. The plane, a Vans RV-10, crashed at approximately 2:10 PM PT on the 200 block of High Meadow Street just off Wood Ranch Parkway, according to the Simi Valley Police Department. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the pilot, who has not been named, was the only one on board the plane. The aircraft had departed from William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster and was flying to Camarillo Airport. "The structures are both two-story, single-family homes that were impacted by fire and sustained structural damage," the Ventura County Fire Department stated in a social media post on platform X (formerly Twitter). Firefighters were able to quickly knock down the fire and resume salvage efforts throughout the evening. #meadowincident; VCFD is on scene of a small, single engine fixed-wing aircraft that crashed into two structures in the 200 block of High Meadow Street in the Wood Ranch area of Simi valley. The structures are both two-story, single-family homes that were impacted by fire and… — VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) May 3, 2025 Emergency responders helped residents out of the damaged residences. "People were inside both homes at the time of the crash but were safely evacuated with no reported injuries," authorities reported. Video footage posted to social media illustrates heavy smoke emitting from the crash site and numerous emergency responders along with a lot of equipment swarming the homes involved. Wood Ranch Parkway and High Meadow Street were cordoned off as the authorities initiated an investigation into the cause of the crash. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are conducting a joint investigation of the incident.
India Today
04-05-2025
- General
- India Today
One dead after small plane crashes into Simi Valley neighborhood
A small aircraft crashed into a residential neighborhood in Simi Valley, Southern California, on Saturday afternoon, killing the sole occupant and damaging two homes, the Associated Press reported citing crash occurred in the Wood Ranch area, located nearly 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Firefighters and police responded swiftly by securing the area and urging residents to stay away as smoke poured from the roof of one of the affected Ventura County Fire Department reported that both homes were occupied at the time, but all residents were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported. However, both structures suffered fire and structural damage. ALSO READ: Pakistan soldier detained by border force in Rajasthan: SourcesAuthorities have cordoned off the crash site and surrounding streets, urging the public to avoid the area as emergency crews address the smoke was seen billowing from the roof of one of the damaged homes in the Wood Ranch neighborhood of Simi Valley, located approximately 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles.#meadowincident; VCFD is on scene of a small, single engine fixed-wing aircraft that crashed into two structures in the 200 block of High Meadow Street in the Wood Ranch area of Simi valley. The structures are both two-story, single-family homes that were impacted by fire and VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) May 3, 2025advertisementDebris from the small plane was visible between the two homes that sustained damage in the crash. Nearly 40 firefighters battled the blaze and later began salvage and overhaul operations once the fire was have not released details about the pilot or the cause of the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the in April, one person died following the crash of a small aircraft, nearly 50 miles south of Albany, New confirmed that the Mitsubishi MU-2B, carrying six people, went down in a muddy field in Copake, near the Massachusetts state line. The aircraft was en route to Columbia County Airport, located near Hudson, (With input from Associated Press)Must Watch
