Crews are searching for a missing hiker who was last seen on Mount Baldy amid a snowstorm in San Bernardino County.
The missing woman, Lifei Huang, 22, from El Monte, was last seen on Feb. 4, when she headed out on a solo hike at around 2 p.m. that day.
Hours later, however, loved ones had not heard from her. Search and rescue crews began scouring the mountainous region, but couldn’t find her.
Cherry Li, a friend, describes Huang as an adventurous hiker who often likes to journey trailheads alone. Before she headed out on her Sunday hike, Huang texted a group of friends to let them know of her plans that day.
At 1:59 p.m., she sent a video to her boyfriend showing her approaching the trail parking lot on her way into the mountain.
She posted several other videos to her social media page showing a frosty trail and rain coming down as she hummed a song during her hike.
Little did her friends know, these videos would mark the last traces of her whereabouts. Around two hours later, Huang’s communication stopped and weather conditions on Mount Baldy worsened.