A Southern California woman has been found dead after she vanished on a solo hike, authorities said.
Narineh Avakian, 37, was discovered near the Mt. Waterman Trail in the Angeles National Forest in San Fernando around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Glendale Police Department said. Narineh Avakian was reported missing by her family on March 8, 2021. (Glendale Police Department)
Avakian was last seen when she set out on March 7 from her home in Glendale for a one-day hiking expedition, police said.
But when she didn’t return the following day, her family reported her missing to authorities.
Avakian didn’t tell her family where she was headed, but she was an avid hiker, authorities said.
| Credit: Glendale Police Department
A California woman who went on a day-long hiking trip and never returned was found dead over the weekend along a trail in an incident police say does not appear to involve foul play.
Narineh Avakian, 37, was reported missing by her family on March 8, and her body was recovered around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, the Glendale Police Department said in a press release. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. We are all shocked and devastated with the news of Narineh s passing, her family said in a GoFundMe post. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, and friend, who loved her family, life and nature.
A massive search for a woman who went missing during a day-long hiking trip came to a heartbreaking end over the weekend after her body was found near a Southern California mountain trial, authorities said Sunday. Narineh Avakian, 37, was found near the Mount Waterman Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains after a week-long search effort involving teams from 17 different counties, according to police.
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