A female hiker was found dead after disappearing in the middle of a dangerous winter storm in the Mount Baldy area of San Bernardino County.
The body of Lifei Huang, 22 years oldwas recovered early Sunday morning after a person flying a drone reported seeing the woman on Saturday, the police said. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBCS) it’s a statement.
“Officers and members of the search and rescue team responded to the upper area of San Antonio Creek Falls, but were unable to walk to the location where Ms. Huang was believed to be due to the mountain conditions,” authorities said.
Due to the intense winds, the SBCS air squadrons They were also unable to carry out an inspection of the area from the air.
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Officials said members of the search and rescue team They spent the night in the area near the site where the female hiker was reported to have been seen.
Around 7:45 a.m. this Sunday, aerial rescue teams took medics to the scene, where they found the lifeless female hiker.
Huang’s body He was rescued by a helicopter of the Sheriff’s Department.
“We would like to thank all our staff and volunteers who helped in the searchas well as the citizen who alerted the United States Forest Service,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
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Lifei “Ada” Huang, 22 years oldan El Monte resident, had told family and friends that he planned to hike Mount Baldy last weekend, just before a powerful winter storm arrived in Southern California.
The woman was last seen around 2:00 pm on Sunday, February 4 when he went for a walk alone.
Rescuers searched the area throughout the week but suspended search operations due to increasingly unsafe weather conditions. after the winter storm began to hit the area.
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During the search efforts, rescue teams They found three experienced hikerswho had gotten lost on the Bear Canyon Trail.
As of Monday morning, authorities had not announced What was the cause of death of the female hiker?.
Huang’s passing joins list of nine people who died in connection with winter storms that hit Southern California since early February.
Among the main causes that caused the deaths There are mainly car accidents and the fall of large treesas well as a drowning in San Diego County.
On Friday, February 9, six people died in a helicopter crash near the town of Baker, in San Bernardino County, when the area was affected by heavy rain.
The U.S. military confirmed on Feb. 8 that five Marines died in a helicopter crash in a hard-to-reach mountainous area in the San Diego area amid the winter storm while traveling from Nevada.
Some of the deaths have yet to be confirmed by authorities. occurred due to the effects of dangerous storms which caused severe flooding, landslides and mudflows practically throughout the state of California.
The Mount Baldy area, which offers several trails for hikers with various levels of difficultybecomes especially treacherous during winter days due to changes in weather.
Last year, several people, including actor Julian Sands, They were found dead after they went on a walk around the Mount Baldy area.
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