A hiker bitten by a rattlesnake triggered a desperate search and rescue mission to rush him to the hospital and save his life.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Montrose Search and Rescue along with the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team responded to the incident at around 4 p.m. Monday in the Bear Canyon area in Angeles National Forest.

“The victim had texted a family member that he had been bitten by a rattlesnake, but his exact location was unknown,” the LASD Montrose Search and Rescue Team said on Facebook.

“Because Bear Canyon spans the response areas of both Montrose Search and Rescue and Altadena Mountain Rescue, our teams…

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