 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. The Father and His Sons Were Missing Since Saturday. CLICK TO READ MORE  PHOTO/Courtesy of the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - The body of a trail runner who slipped and fell from the icy terrain near Mt. Wilson Observatory Sunday was retrieved by rescuers after an hours-long effort, a Sheriff's lieutenant said. One of the victim’s fellow runners ran to the Red Box Ranger Station near Mt. Wilson Red Box Road to call for help around 10:50 a.m. It was not immediately known what trail the four runners were on, but the victim lost some footing and slipped 180 feet over the side, according to Lt. Lopez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station.
The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team and Montrose Search and Rescue Team responded along with Los Angeles County Firefighters and a rescue helicopter from the Sheriff’s Department. The treacherous conditions in the area made rescue difficult by helicopter, leaving only ground units to reach the victim, Lopez said. The victim, only described as a male, was pronounced dead at the scene, Lopez said. As of 7:03 p.m., the California Highway Patrol still had a road closure in effect. The coroner was still on scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS – A 58-year-old man was out with his adult son and the two became separated during a hike Sunday, authorities said. The Montrose Search and Rescue Team, flanked by rescue teams from surrounding communities, is focusing their search near the Strawberry Peak area of the San Gabriel Mountains near Mt. Wilson, according to the Montrose Search and Rescue Team. The hiker has been missing since 4 p.m. January 20. Rescuers resumed their search at daybreak, the Montrose Search and Rescue Team said.
The son wanted to hike higher. The missing father said to meet him back at their parked vehicle. When the son showed up, the father was not there, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station. Rescue efforts were halted around 2 a.m. due to inclement weather.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are en route to investigate how a man died in the San Gabriel Mountains near Azusa and Glendora.
Deputies were dispatched to the scene around 8 p.m. The man’s body was discovered and the investigation will now be in the hands of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. The body was found around 9 p.m. and may have been there for a couple days, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. Los Angeles County firefighters and U.S. Forest Service firefighters were initially dispatched to Glendora Ridge Motorway and Glendora Mountain Road at 8:11 p.m. County firefighters were initially responding to a medical call, according to Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The location of the body may be along the Glendora Ridge Motorway north of the Azusa “A”, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. Glendora Ridge Motorway is a dirt trail running along the ridge of the mountains and connects Azusa Peak to Glendora Peak.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN GABRIEL MTNS - Mountain rescue personnel are en route to help recover a body found above Sierra Madre.
Firefighters were dispatched to a medical emergency involving a patient in full arrest near Mt. Wilson Toll Road at the Little Santa Anita Firebreak, according to Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched to the call at 9:49 a.m. The patient was pronounced deceased by medics at 10:30 a.m., Peters said. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s helicopter Air Rescue 5 is en route to assist with body recovery, according to Lt. Mark Slater of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. It is unclear if the victim was a hiker who suffered a medical emergency, or how long the victim may have been dead. 
SCREENSHOT/Montrose Search and Rescue Team.
Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor
MOUNTAINS - Four off-duty Marines carried a distressed hiker to the search and rescue teams that were en route to save him Sunday.
The Montrose Search and Rescue Team and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau were dispatched to the distressed hiker near Switzer Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains May 13 around 4 p.m. As Montrose Search and Rescue personnel were traversing the five-mile hike half way downstream, they were greeted by four Camp Pendleton Marines who carried out the hiker, Montrose SAR said. The Marines stumbled upon the hiker and carried him upstream up a steep trail to where Montrose SAR personnel and the Special Enforcement Bureau were able to hoist him out by helicopter. “Everyone got to go home safe and just in time to tell Mamma their awesome story for dinner,” Montrose SAR said in a social media post. |
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