Right out of the Missing 411 books.
It’s a strange story that has gotten more strange.
An earlier article: https://ktla.com/2019/12/12/mount-baldy-placed-under-emergency-closure-as-searchers-focus-on-missing-irvine-hiker/
Why close the mountain?
Right out of the Missing 411 books.
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Exactly what I first thought too.
David Paulides told an account of a woman who disappeared several feet from the parking lot and her car. She was with her husband. Can’t remember her name unfortunately. I thought of David when I read this article.
No, he didn’t become separated from his group. He had climbed the mountain before so likely thought he knew best and purposefully left his group. Rescuers found foot prints leaving and followed them for a while. Idiot put others in danger and caused a rescuer his life.