Rancho Cucamonga: First Responders Rescue Man From Flood Control Channel

06.25.2019 | 2:00 AM | RANCHO CUCAMONGA – A man had to be rescued after falling into a flood control channel, Tuesday morning.

Authorities responded to reports of a man who had fallen into a flood control channel near the intersection of Sapphire Court and Cucamonga Creek Trail around 2:00 AM.

Units arriving on scene were able to located the man approximately 20-feet down into the flood control channel.

The man reported he had fallen as he was climbing over a fence and was injured.

Firefighter paramedics accessed the man through a side tunnel and treated him on scene before carrying him out.

The man was transported to an area hospital for treatment in unknown condition.

An investigation is ongoing.

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