Emergency crews rescued a woman who became trapped in a tunnel in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday morning.
Firefighters were called to the 500 block of South Bixel Street around 8:20 a.m. on reports of a female entering the tunnel and being unable to exit, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated in a news alert.
The patient was able to communicate with arriving crewmembers but did not mention any injuries and did not seem to be in distress, the Fire Department stated. An Urban Search and Rescue Team was also sent to the location.
A patient is seen after being rescued from a tunnel in Westlake on Nov. 19, 2024. (KTLA) 
Emergency crews rescue a patient trapped in Westlake on Nov. 19, 2024. (KTLA) 
Emergency crews rescue a patient trapped in Westlake on Nov. 19, 2024. (KTLA) 
Emergency crews rescue a patient trapped in Westlake on Nov. 19, 2024. (KTLA) 
Emergency crews attempt to rescue a patient trapped in Westlake on Nov. 19, 2024. (KTLA)
Sky5 was over the scene at 9:45 a.m. where crews could be seen standing near a ladder leading into the tunnel.
Just before 10 a.m., the patient was raised by a harness out of the tunnel and carried to a nearby sidewalk.
The unidentified patient was then loaded onto a gurney and taken to a waiting ambulance.
No update was immediately available on the patient’s condition.
It was unclear exactly how the woman ended up in the tunnel.