Boy Killed in 50-Foot Fall Is Identified
A 14-year-old boy who fell 50 feet down a hillside to his death has been identified as Leif Lien of Lancaster, authorities said Sunday.
The accident occurred Saturday afternoon when Leif was hiking and playing on a hillside near the California Aqueduct just south of Lancaster Road, said Lt. Daniel Castillo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Antelope Valley Station.
Leif was with his 16-year-old brother, Eric Lien, and his 14-year-old cousin, Cory Guffey, Castillo said. Leif slipped on some rocks, fell down a 50-foot cliff and died when his head hit a rock on the canyon floor, Castillo said.
The boys were visiting a cabin owned by Leif’s uncle in the 18000 block of Lancaster Road. The brother and cousin ran home and called 911 after Leif fell, authorities said.
A Los Angeles County Search and Rescue team retrieved the body Saturday evening, Castillo said.
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