A hiker who became lost on her descent from a California mountain made a desperate call for help moments before her cellphone died, rescuers say.
After the hiker made her way to Mount Lukens in the San Gabriel Mountains from Haines Canyon Debris Basin, she became disoriented on the trek down the peak, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Montrose Search and Rescue Team said in a Nov. 3 Facebook post.
The hiker realized she was off trail, but with “3% battery life remaining, she was able to make one final call for help before her phone died,” rescuers said…