Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Missing Hikers Found Dead Near Devil’s Backbone
A sheriff’s team was searching for a 19-year-old injured hiker using a helicopter.
While searching, they also found the bodies of two other hikers nearby.
These two hikers were not with the teen and were not known to be missing before.
The rescue team found them by accident while looking for the injured hiker.
A sheriff’s air rescue team found the bodies of two hikers near Devil’s Backbone on Mt. Baldy.
The hikers were not traveling with a 19-year-old injured teen who was also being searched for.
The hikers' presence on the mountain was previously unknown.
The bodies were discovered coincidentally during the search for the injured teen.
The rescue team used a helicopter to locate the hikers and the injured teen.
- Who
- Two unidentified hikers and a 19-year-old injured teen
- What
- The bodies of two hikers were found during a rescue operation
- When
- During the search for the injured teen
- Where
- Near Devil’s Backbone on Mt. Baldy
- Why
- The hikers were discovered coincidentally during the search for the injured teen
- Location
- Mt. Baldy, Devil’s Backbone
- Victims
- Two unidentified hikers
- Rescue Team
- Sheriff’s air rescue team
- Search Method
- Helicopter
- Additional Victim
- One injured 19-year-old