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Stranded day hiker found dead
A
male and female had taken a day hike into the
extremely rugged terrain of Massacre Canyon, east
of Hemet. The two has separated at some point
during the hike, and it was the female who after
hiking out, reported her partner overdue. At
11:00pm Monday night RMRU teams began searching
the bottom of the canyon. Working by headlamp,
they negotiated the treacherous canyon and
eventually came upon the body of the male hiker.
Apparently he had fallen more than 100 feet while
attempting to climb out of the canyon by way of
the steep sidewall. The difficulty of the terrain
prompted RMRU to request a helicopter for
extraction of the body, which was accomplished
early on Tuesday morning.
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