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Authorities recovered the body of a hiker a day after people reported hearing someone yelling for help near a mountain trail in Southern California. The family of Robert Carey Jr. reported Saturday that he had not returned from a hike to San Gorgonio Mountain in the San Bernardino National Forest. Relatives said the 33-year-old was an experienced hiker but had...

A missing hiker was found thanks to a man sitting at home using a computer to pinpoint his location. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said a missing hiker was found after asking other hikers with experience in the Mount Waterman area of the San Gabriel Mountains to help locate him Tuesday.

Search and Rescue volunteers looking for a missing hiker found the person deceased off the La Quinta Cove hiking trail, authorities said Monday.

There were 787 search and rescue missions last year — nearly 150 in Montrose alone. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020.

A hiker died Friday after going into cardiac arrest in Griffith Park. Fire crews responded to a call of a hiker in distress at 1:17 p.m. and arrived at the scene to find the person in cardiac arrest, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire department and park rangers attempted to provide lifesaving measures, but…

A team of rescuers were recognized for a daring rescue of a man in Mt. Waterman. Kathy Vara reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2019.

60-year-old Sheryl Powell was last seen by her husband in the Grandview Campground in the Bristlecone Pine Forest taking her dog for a walk. Neither have been found. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA on July 14, 2019.

A 73-year-old hiker missing for a week near Mount Waterman in Los Angeles County has been found, authorities said Saturday.

A 73-year-old hiker missing for a week near Mount Waterman in Los Angeles County has been found, authorities said Saturday.

A search was underway Monday for a hiker in his mid-70s who became separated from his group in the Mount Waterman area near La Canada Flintridge over the weekend.

A 73-year-old hiker went missing Saturday night near Mt. Waterman. The Montrose Search and Rescue team along with 10 dogs and helicopters are still searching for the man.

A search will be renewed this weekend for a Canadian man who vanished after saying he was going on a hike in Joshua Tree National Park last summer.

The sheriff’s department identified the hiker Wednesday as Nathalie Reed, 20, from Lemon Grove.

A man talks about his experience being rescued from the Santa Monica mountains after being stuck in the wilderness for four days. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for NBC4 News on Friday, April 6, 2018.

One person died and another was injured when a massive rock slide off El Capitan, a popular Yosemite National Park climbing route, plummeted to the ground. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017.

The families of a young man and woman from Westminster, missing since last month after embarking on a hike in Joshua Tree National Park, announced a $10,000 reward for their safe return during a news conference Saturday.

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who has been missing since Sunday.

A 63-year-old experienced hiker was found dead Saturday near Hermit Falls after he went missing in the Chantry Flats area of the Los Angeles National Forest overnight Thursday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

A 52-year-old hiker escaped with his life after fighting off a bear that attacked him on a Southern California mountain trail Monday, police said.