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Person rescued in Malibu after construction crane overturns

By Chelsea Hylton

Updated on: September 24, 2025 / 7:11 PM PDT / CBS LA

A person was rescued after they became trapped when a construction crane overturned near a hillside in Malibu on Wednesday morning.

Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the 31000 block of Broad Beach Road around 10:36 a.m. about a crane that had overturned.

When firefighters arrived, they found a person who was trapped and needed to be extricated. They were transported to a hospital around 11:19 a.m.

It is unclear how the crane overturned. The person's condition is unknown.

Chelsea Hylton

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining CBS in 2024, she worked at NBC LA, Telemundo 52, The Los Angeles Times and KOMO 4 News in Seattle.