Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - Two men from Huntington Park were led off the mountainside above Altadena after straying far off a hiking trail.

The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team were dispatched to the Mt. Lowe Motorway just before 8 p.m. January 12. The hikers, both 20 and 22 years old, were able to use a cell phone to communicate with rescuers, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The hikers were finally found -- 1000 feet from the road and 600 feet over the side of the mountain. Neither of the hikers were equipped with hiking gear or flashlights, deputies said.

Rescuers used several hundred feet of rope to assist the men who then walked out on their own.

Rescuers finally left the mountain by 2:30 a.m.

No one was injured.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - A 19-year-old Pasadena resident has not been seen or heard from since January 6, deputies said.

Jonas Elijah Nelson was last seen in the 4000 block of Chaney Trail in Altadena last Sunday around 8 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

It was not explained if Nelson is considered a critical missing person.

Nelson is 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing black sweat pants and an orange hooded sweatshirt with silver reflective accents.

Anyone who knows Nelson’s whereabouts is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).