Los Angeles firefighters rescue three from the flooded Pacoima Wash

Los Angeles firefighters rescued two men and a woman from the rain-swollen Pacoima Wash on Thursday morning, as heavy rain flooded the channel. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded at about 9 a.m. near 15012 W. Parthenia Street, according to the Los Angeles Times, ABC7 and the New York Post.

ABC7 and the New York Post locate the incident in North Hills; the Los Angeles Times describes it as occurring in the San Fernando Valley. The accounts describe different parts of the operation. The Los Angeles Times reported that firefighters used a helicopter and an aerial ladder to reach at least two people in the fast-moving water.

ABC7 said the department rescued a woman and reported that the woman was stable when taken to a hospital. The New York Post said firefighters rescued a man and a woman by helicopter, then searched for two more people. The New York Post reported that crews found a third person clinging to a structure and rescued him.

It also said officials reported that a fourth person initially thought missing got out without help. That account puts the number caught in the floodwater at four, while ABC7 and the Los Angeles Times report three rescues without describing a fourth person. The outlets therefore differ in the number said to have been swept into the wash, not in the count of people rescued.

ABC7 reported that the Los Angeles Fire Department said it suspected no additional victims were in the water after the three rescues. Its account describes firefighters using a ladder truck and crane to hoist the third person near Saticoy Street.

The Los Angeles Times instead describes an aerial ladder and helicopter in the operation; the New York Post says the third person was clinging to a structure. These reports give distinct details about the equipment and rescue sequence, without changing the confirmed total of three people rescued. The immediate hazard was rushing water in the wash during heavy rain.

The Los Angeles Times said bands of heavy rain and flooding were affecting the Los Angeles area, while ABC7 described a significant early-season rainstorm soaking Southern California. The New York Post likewise connected the flooding in the channel with rain. The reported outcome includes one medical update: ABC7 said the woman was stable when transported to a hospital.

The accounts do not provide medical conditions for the two men. The department's statement, as quoted by ABC7, said it expected no further updates after reporting three rescues and no suspected additional victims in the water.