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UPDATE: 5 hikers reported lost are found safe in Eaton Canyon in San Gabriel Valley (Map)
A view overlooking Eaton Canyon Park on Wednesday afternoon, March 27.
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UPDATE: 11:18 a.m.: Rescuers have found the five hikers reported lost in Eaton Canyon, a popular hiking area in the San Gabriel Valley, where rescuers frequently pull out lost or injured hikers, according to LA Sheriff's Department.
Below is the tweet announcing that they were found:
11:06am #SR deputies advise that all 5 hikers are not injured and are safe. Being escorted out of Eaton Cyn. #LASD (@jbLASD)
— LASD Altadena Sheriff’s Station (@ALDLASD) April 5, 2013
PREVIOUSLY: Rescuers have started searching for five hikers reported lost in Eaton Canyon, a popular hiking area in the San Gabriel Valley, where rescuers frequently pull out lost or injured hikers.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department led the rescue effort with support from its Altadena Search & Rescue, Sgt. Booker Hollis said. The foggy weather in the area was hampering their helicopter search efforts:
10am,Fri. Fog preventing helicopters from assist in search for 5 missing hikers #SAR Eaton Cyn, Altadena #ANF Angeles Forest #LASD ( LASDTa
— LASD Altadena Sheriff’s Station (@ALDLASD) April 5, 2013
The five hikers, all believed to be in their 20s, entered the Eaton Canyon Natural Area about 8 a.m. Thursday. The area is home to a popular three-mile hike that leads to a waterfall in the Angeles National Forest. They were expected to return eight hours later, but never made it back, Hollis said.
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The father of one of the hikers reported the group missing Friday morning, Hollis said.
RELATED: Eaton Canyon: Teen deaths highlight dangers of hiking off trail near waterfalls (MAP)
The area is one where rescuers are constantly called to help hikers in distress. Last month, one hiker, a 17-year-old girl from Alhambra, was killed and two others were rescued.
The search effort is on the heels of another high-profile rescue in Trabuco Canyon, about 70 miles south near Rancho Santa Margarita. Kyndall Jack, 18, and Nicholas Cendoya, 19, were saved after a multi-day search.
Map: Follow the red path from the trailhead at the parking lot of the Eaton Canyon Natural Center, through the Angeles National Forest to the waterfall. The colored map areas indicate city and park jurisdictions, from the Eaton Canyon Natural Area park, Angeles National Forest, city of Pasadena and the unincorporated Los Angeles county area of Altadena. The trail path is a general outline, not an exact route.
| Trail | Eaton Canyon Natural Area | Angeles National Forest | City of Pasadena | Unincorporated county area |
Sources: LA County GIS Data Portal (municipalities and forest boundaries), LA County Office of Parks and Recreation (Jeremy Bok, landscape architect associate), ColorBrewer.org
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