Four hikers saved from flooding in California storm

MALIBU, CA

Los Angeles County sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker said Sunday that the hikers were rescued around 3 a.m. and flown out by helicopter.

The hikers were uninjured but cold and exhausted.

They had become trapped between a high wall and rising floodwaters at Malibu Creek in a remote area of the park.

One of the hikers called for help around 6:30 p.m. as it was getting dark and their cellphones were dying.

A storm that has pounded California through the weekend is easing, but the risk of mudslides remains and local creeks and drainage channels are swollen with water.

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