A 35-year-old snowboarder who went missing in the Wrightwood area as snow fell across Southern California’s mountain communities has been found alive.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 7:59PM
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in finding a missing at-risk 35-year-old man in the Southern California mountain community of Wrightwood.
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — A 35-year-old snowboarder who went missing in the Wrightwood area as snow fell across Southern California’s mountain communities has been found alive.
Malachi Luis Garcia, a resident of Los Angeles County, had last been seen at Mountain High Resort on Sunday.
A search was launched and he was found Tuesday by a L.A. County Sheriff’s Department rescue helicopter, according to searchers.
He was taken to the hospital for evaluation but details about his condition were not available. The circumstances of his rescue, how he got lost and where exactly he was found were not clear.
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A 35-year-old snowboarder who went missing in the Wrightwood area as snow fell across Southern California’s mountain communities has been found alive.