The physique of an El Monte lady who disappeared whereas mountaineering alone on Mt. Baldy was recovered Sunday morning, ending a treacherous, weeklong search, officers mentioned.
Lifei “Ada” Huang, 22, disappeared about two hours right into a solo trek Feb. 4, simply because the worst of final week’s historic storms hit Southern California, in response to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Division.
Lifei “Ada” Huang, 22, disappeared about two hours right into a solo trek Feb. 4 on Mt. Baldy.
(Lifei Huang)
Huang was reported lacking simply earlier than midnight; rescue crews went out to seek for her round 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 5. However “excessive” snowfall and avalanche dangers stymied their efforts, officers mentioned.
Three different hikers had been rescued Feb. 7 after getting pinned down by the storms the day earlier than on the Bear Canyon Path.
“Sources are stretched to their limits, and hikers who get misplaced might have to attend lengthy durations of time earlier than assist is out there,” the Sheriff’s Division had warned.
Mt. Baldy has develop into one of many nation’s deadliest locations for hikers, racking up scores of rescues and nearly a dozen deaths in recent times. The Sheriff’s Division has pushed to restrict entry to the peak.
However Huang was an skilled adventurer, her Instagram web page exhibits.
She had not too long ago hiked the Wave, a tough and typically harmful rock formation within the Arizona desert. She loved seaside tenting in Santa Cruz, stargazing in Joshua Tree and snowboarding within the San Gabriel Mountains.
Buddies posted notes to her web page praying she could be residence to rejoice the Lunar New Yr.
On Saturday, the Sheriff’s Division bought a tip that somebody flying a drone might have noticed Huang’s physique close to the San Antonia Creek Falls.
Excessive winds saved the air rescue staff from looking the world till early Sunday, when medics situated Huang’s stays.