Monday, August 11, 2008

Busy Busy
The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit has been called out for a missing hiker in the San Jacito Mountains.
It's the group's fifth search in a week, according to a spokesman for the volunteer rescue team.

Search crews plan to start looking for the missing hiker at 6 a.m. Monday, beginning at the head of the trail, according to a taped phone message left by the the rescue unit. The crews are expecting helicopter support.

Update: Good news found alive and well.
Los Angeles resident Prashant Manoharm, 29, was found about 8:30 a.m. today just below Marion Mountain.

He was in good condition and was escorted to safety by the Riverside Mountain Rescue Mountain Rescue Unit, according to the sheriff's department.


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