Hiker, 59, swept away by river current near Mount Baldy is still missing
Authorities on Thursday are asking for the public’s help locating a 59-year-old woman last seen near the Bridge to Nowhere Trail north of Azusa, near Mount Baldy in the San Gabriel Mountains, before being swept away by the river current.
Rona May Cuena was last seen at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 9, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
PREVIOUSLY: Search underway for hiker swept away in Angeles National Forest river near Mt. Baldy
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department unmanned aircraft teams on scene assisting #LASD SAR personnel search for a missing person last seen at the San Gabriel River near Heaton Flats, Angeles Forest. Saving lives priority 1. pic.twitter.com/8SwqILDcsz
— SEB (@SEBLASD) March 10, 2024
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Air Rescue 5 on scene conducting an aerial search for a missing person last seen near the San Gabriel River near Heaton Flats, Angeles Forest. Saving lives priority 1. pic.twitter.com/J6rPcRV9II
— SEB (@SEBLASD) March 10, 2024
Deputies described Cuena as a 5-foot-tall Filipino woman weighing 105 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue jacket, blue pants, a blue hat and gray shades.
The sheriff’s department is circulating this flyer in the hope that the public can help:
Anyone with information regarding Cuena’s whereabouts was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.