A hiker in Colorado remained lost overnight after ignoring repeated phone calls from rescuers because the number on his phone was unfamiliar. The incident unfolded on Mount Elbert, the highest peak in ...

Some trails in the Mount Baldy area have reopened after three hikers fell to their death last month despite dangerous conditions on snow and ice-covered tracks. Officials from the San Bernardino ...

Recently closed trails around Mount Baldy have reopened, but the local Sheriff’s Department advised that conditions still may not be safe. Though trails have reopened, hazardous winter conditions ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coroner's officials have identified three hikers who were found dead at the base of the treacherous Devil's Backbone Trail at Mt.

Coroner's officials identified three hikers found dead at the base of the Devil's Backbone Trail at Mt. Baldy. A search began after a 19-year-old hiker fell, leading to the discovery of two other men ...

“Our primary responsibility is the preservation of life,” San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said in a statement Wednesday. “Closing these trails is a necessary step to mitigate ongoing risks ...

Three deceased hikers were discovered by rescuers on the Devil's Backbone trail of Mt. Baldy. Search and rescue teams were initially looking for one 19-year-old hiker who had fallen from the trail.

Mt. Baldy’s Devil’s Backbone trail is closed after rescuers found three hikers dead Monday, including a 19-year-old who plunged 500 feet as fierce winds hampered rescue efforts, authorities said. The ...