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A hiker who got lost while in the mountains of the Angeles National Forest in California was found safe this week thanks to a photo he sent his friend, and the help of an avid hiker who recognized the terrain in an image.
Lost Hiker Found By Stranger Who Tracked Location Using Photo Sent To Friend KEY POINTS The friend sent the photo to the LASD, who then asked for public help online The lost hiker was rescued alive at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday A lost hiker was found alive after a helpful stranger successfully tracked his location using only the photo he sent earlier to a friend, authorities announced Tuesday. Rene Compean, 46, was reported missing in the Los Angeles National Forest at about 6 p.m. Monday by a friend who got a text from the hiker informing him that he was lost. Compean sent his friend...
A photo may very well have saved a missing hiker's life this week. 46-year-old hiker Rene Compean was reported missing near Mount Waterman in southern California on Monday evening. After disseminating a photo online that Compean had sent to a friend earlier on Monday, authorities located Compean on Tuesday. While hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains, located about 50 miles northeast of Los Angeles, Rene Compean realized he was lost. His cellphone battery was dying, so he snapped a photo of his feet hanging over rocks and sent the image to his friend, along with the message that he was lost. Co...
Photo texted to friend helps find hiker lost in Calif. woods Photo texted to friend helped find hiker lost in Calif. woods By KCBS Staff | April 14, 2021 at 2:33 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 5:10 PM LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. (KCBS) - A hiker who got lost in Californiaâs Angeles National Forest is now safe after a satellite mapping enthusiast used a single picture to find him. The Los Angeles County Sheriffâs Department said rescuers found the hiker, 45-year-old Rene Compean, on Tuesday after he spent a night alone in the wilderness. âYou donât think that sitting behin...
A missing hiker has been found safe after a good Samaritan identified a specific part of Angeles National Forest from a photo.