Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

REGION - A father and his young boys who spent the night in the San Gabriel Mountains after failing to return from a hike were found safe and unharmed Sunday morning.

The three hikers were found in the area of Allison Mine, several miles off a nearby trail. The three were located around 9:20 a.m. Sunday, were hoisted out by a Los Angeles county sheriffs helicopter and were taken to a command post where they have since been reunited with their family, according to Lieutenant Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.

The father and his 12 and 13-year-old sons required no medical attention, McKenzie said.

Allison Mine was apparently the hikers’ intended destination.

Mackenzie was unclear of the exact circumstances of how the hikers were found and what they did to stave off the cold.

Industry Sheriff’s Station deputies were called by a family member around 11 p.m. Saturday, November 23, when the father and his children failed to return from a hike.

Search and rescue teams began looking for the hikers Saturday night but the severe lack of light prevented them from being found. A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter arrived to the scene just after first light to help with a search.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

REGION - The search continues Sunday morning for a missing father and his 12-and-13-year-old sons who failed to return from a day hike in the mountains above Azusa and the Glendora.

About 12 members of the San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team are being joined by the Montrose Search and Rescue Team and Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Team area in hopes of finding the father and his children according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station.

Industry Sheriff’s Station deputies were called by a family member around 11 p.m. Saturday, November 23, when the father and his children failed to return from a hike.

The father’s vehicle was found parked in the East Fork area of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Searchers are concentrating in the Heaton Flats area by the Bridge to Nowhere, Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch.

“It’s supposed to be a day hike. Apparently the father is an experienced hiker and is familiar with the area, according to family members,” Mackenzie said.

In addition to the cold, searchers are wading through very thick, overgrown brush and rugged terrain, Mackenzie said.

A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter assistant early Sunday with a search at first light, but has since departed to refuel, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic.


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