Crime & Safety

Father and Daughter Rescued in Angeles National Forest

A man and his teenage daughter were rescued Monday morning after spending the night lost in Angeles National Forest, according to media reports.

A 66-year-old man and his 14-year-old daughter are safe today following an overnight rescue in Angeles National Forest, near Milemarker 33, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Montrose Search and Rescue Team found the pair Monday morning. 

The duo walked from the Switzer Falls campgrounds along the Gabrielino trail when they found it was washed out from Station Fire damage, NBC4 reported. The two spent the night shivering over a sandbar with only a sweatshirt for the two of them. 

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When they didn't show up Sunday, family members contacted authorities who began the successful search. 

Read the NBC4 report here

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