3 hikers, including 19-year-old, found dead on SoCal's Mount Baldy, sheriff's department says

MOUNT BALDY, Calif. -- A 19-year-old and 2 different radical who went hiking successful the Mount Baldy country of Southern California connected Monday were recovered dead, authorities said.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, a hunt and rescue squad initially responded to a petition to find an injured 19-year-old hiker who fell astir 500 feet adjacent Devils Backbone.

The sheriff's section the teen's person who was hiking with him went implicit to an country that had cellular work and called authorities for help. That's erstwhile crews began searching the area, with a squad flying supra the mountain.

During the aerial search, deputies recovered the injured 19-year-old past recovered the bodies of 2 different hikers nearby. The 2 different hikers were not with the 19-year-old and the person who called for help, authorities clarified.

The sheriff's section said they were unaware of the abstracted hikers' whereabouts and happened to find them during their hunt for the teen.

All 3 hikers recovered dormant person not been identified. Meantime, the teen's person who called for assistance was not injured, authorities said.

The sheriff's section said that owed to terrible winds, the chopper was incapable to safely implicit the rescue. Then, astatine astir 7:30 p.m., a Los Angeles County craft was utilized to help.

"High winds again prevented a hoist operation," said the sheriff's department. "However, an aerial medic was hoisted down and confirmed each 3 individuals were deceased. Due to terrible winds, the chopper was incapable to safely implicit the rescue."

A betterment cognition for each 3 hikers is underway.

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