S & R Search for missing hiker at Mountain High

[Cy Kaicener]

No description was given for the missing hiker
http://www.insidesocal.com/news247/2009 ... ookin.html

[AW~]

source: wrightwood forums

Snowboarder was found...
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bons ... ng-tuesday

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/S ... ng20090218

[lilbitmo]

AW,

I think there were two different incidents - one was a hiker, the other was a snow boarder?

Snow Boarder
http://hikerhell.blogspot.com/2009/02/m ... ntain.html

Hiker
http://hikerhell.blogspot.com/2009/02/h ... h-ski.html

[Bill]

AW,

I think there were two different incidents - one was a hiker, the other was a snow boarder?

Snow Boarder
http://hikerhell.blogspot.com/2009/02/m ... ntain.html

Hiker
http://hikerhell.blogspot.com/2009/02/h ... h-ski.html

I'm pretty sure it was a single incident. No search underway that I'm aware of currently in Wrightwood. LA County Copter 12 found the snowboarder 7:00 this A.M. Nothing on Wrightwood website mentions another search.

[lilbitmo]

Thanks Bill, Hiker Hell has it as two incidents.

Thanks for setting us straight.

[AW~]

Heres the updated fox link..
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/M ... d_20090218

Not sure exactly how he ended up in a creek on the south side of Blue ridge(could have been snow runoff). Have to hand it to the S&R who ,IMO, saved his life seeing as he was lost and couldnt ascend 40ft(very mysterious).

One question I have for the winter travellers is this part about him sleeping in a snow cave. Lets say he did dig out an actual cave in the snow, did this really help him or only a snow cave with the entrance sealed and heated inside works?

It was also interesting to read all those comments basically boiled down villify hikers as stupid. "Shoot him..shoot him I say!".. .."Naw...first..we hang m...then we shoot m".