Young mother swept away to her death while hiking in California, officials say

A young parent drowned Sunday aft being swept distant astatine a stream crossing adjacent a fashionable Southern California hiking trail, a calamity that unfolded arsenic a upland rescue squad was stationed connected the way to pass hikers astir unsafe conditions.

The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team said it was talking with hikers astir information tips and stream crossings astir 8 a.m. portion acceptable up astatine the Bridge to Nowhere trailhead successful the East Fork of the San Gabriel River successful Angeles National Forest erstwhile "in an instant, everything changed."

"A frantic runner came charging up the way yelling for help," the rescue squad said successful a quality release. "A young parent had fallen successful astatine the 2nd stream crossing and was swept distant by the raging current."

"Our worst fears became reality," it continued.

Rescuers said the pistillate was recovered dormant aft being swept distant successful the swollen San Gabriel River connected Sunday, March 1, 2026. (San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team )

Rescuers instantly launched an exigency response. Multiple agencies responded, including Los Angeles County Fire Department, Air Operations, the LASD Aero Bureau and the San Dimas Sheriff's Station.

Crews located the pistillate aft an extended search. She was pronounced deceased, and the ngo shifted to a betterment operation. The woman's individuality has not been released.

The flooded East Fork of the San Gabriel River is seen adjacent the confluence with the river's West Fork successful an undated photo. (iStock)

Rescuers said they aboriginal assisted the woman’s grieving household astatine the bid post.

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"All we could connection were hugs, water, shade, and our beingness successful their darkest moment," the rescue squad said. "No words tin hole this benignant of loss."

Officials warned that caller conditions person made the East Fork particularly dangerous, with swift, precocious h2o and aggregate required stream crossings on the Bridge to Nowhere Trail.

A presumption of the Bridge to Nowhere way acceptable against the San Gabriel Mountains successful Angeles National Forest, California. (iStock)

Authorities are urging hikers to debar the country until h2o levels importantly drop.

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"Turn astir if the h2o looks excessively accelerated oregon excessively deep," rescuers said. "Your beingness is worthy much than immoderate hike."

Angeles National Forest is located northeast of Los Angeles.

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