Missing snowboarder last seen at Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood found alive

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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Snowboarder found alive after going missing in Wrightwood area
A 35-year-old snowboarder was found alive two days after he went missing in the Wrightwood area as snow fell across Southern California's mountain communities.

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- A 35-year-old snowboarder who went missing in the Wrightwood area as snow fell across Southern California's mountain communities has been found alive.

Malachi Luis Garcia, a resident of Los Angeles County, had last been seen at Mountain High Resort on Sunday after he became separated from his group.

Garcia was spotted by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department's Air Rescue 5 helicopter Tuesday. The area was searched from the air and personnel spotted fresh footprints in the snow.

The search team kept following the footprints and as a deputy prepared to search on the ground, the crew noticed movement nearby and spotted Garcia - about four miles from the resort.

Video released by the Sheriff's Department showed him getting hoisted onto the aircraft.

"Despite being dressed only in a sweatshirt and snowboard pants, he had no reported injuries," according to the Sheriff's Department. "As a precaution, he was transported to a hospital for evaluation."

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