Snowboarders Safe After Cold Night on Mountain
Two teen snowboarders believed to have wandered out of bounds at the Mount Waterman Ski Area were rescued Saturday afternoon after enduring a night of subfreezing temperatures and driving winds, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said.
Shea Hubbin, 18, of La Habra and Ryan Law, 18, of Whittier were found uninjured and in “excellent condition” three miles from the resort northeast of La Canada, said Sgt. Vince Callier.
“Evidently they survived the evening by making a makeshift shelter early in the evening,” said Callier. The two were airlifted to the ski resort where they were reunited with their family.
They were reported missing by their parents Friday evening when they didn’t return from a daylong trip to the mountains.
“The weather conditions [overnight] were extreme,” said sheriff’s Deputy Steve Sciacca. “There were 30- to 35-mile-per-hour winds, 31-degree temperatures and zero visibility.”
The National Ski Patrol and the sheriff’s Antelope Valley search and rescue team found the boys about 1 p.m.
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