This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
Rescuers hoisted a pilot to safety via helicopter after an emergency landing in a wash alongside the San Gabriel Valley Airport in El Monte on Thursday.
The airplane experienced engine failure shortly after 5 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said via social media.

Video from #LASD Air Rescue 5. LASD SEB Tactical Medic is lowered to rescue the pilot of a small aircraft with engine failure that landed in the currents of the Rio Hondo wash, just outside of El Monte Airport. pic.twitter.com/XFH92rgNeb
— SEB (@SEBLASD) June 28, 2019