Tabitha Maxwell lost from group near Saddle
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January 1, 1991 |
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At five in the afternoon we
received a call of a missing hiker last seen at
the Saddle Junction after leaving Humber Park.
She had been hiking with a group and fallen
behind because she was tired. She said she knew
the way and would meet the group at the cars. She
never showed up.
Teams were sent up from Humber Park to the Saddle and then out the different trails. One team went towards Tahquitz Peak, another towards Tahquitz valley, another to Skunk Cabbage Meadow, and the last towards San Jacinto Peak.
They hiked all night and found no sign of the missing woman. The next morning around 7:00, a team got an answer to their calls. They followed the calls and found the missing hiker in Reeds Meadow, she had been asleep all night and not heard the teams yelling. She was in good shape and they hiked her back to her friends at Humber Park.
Everyone enjoyed a big breakfast in Idyllwild before going home to catch up on some lost sleep.