A SAR member was killed in a fall on treacherous terrain during a search on Mt. Baldy today. Mt. Baldy is just East of Los Angeles. A hiker had disappeared just short of a week ago. Terrain and weather then combined to make for nasty, icy search conditions in steep terrain. The teams who responded to this callout were solid searchers. Mrs. Dog Guy was down there searching with Dog but not a part of the fatal event.
Just a really sad day.
https://ktla.com/2019/12/14/rescue-t...r-mount-baldy/ for more details. From the story:

"A search and rescue team member volunteer and schoolteacher was found dead Saturday amid the search for a 52-year-old hiker from Irvine who went missing near Mount Baldy nearly a week ago, authorities said.
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon identified the fallen rescuer as Tim Staples, 32, who had been a volunteer with the department's West Valley Search & Rescue Team for nine years.
Staples also worked as a teacher at Damien High School in La Verne, according to the school's website.
Staples' Facebook page indicated he was married in June.
The death took place as members of a San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Team continued their search for the missing hiker into a seventh day..."