(KABC) –Firefighters on Monday morning rescued four people from the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village amid heavy rain and swift currents.
The rescue operation began at about 2:42 a.m. about a 1/2 mile north of the Los Feliz Boulevard bridge, after the group became stranded on a small island in the river, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The patients were then assessed by paramedics, who determined they were uninjured, the Fire Department said. They were transported to hospitals as a precautionary measure.
A Fire Department spokesman said park rangers often warn people of hazardous river conditions caused by major rainfall.
