"The men were identified on Friday as Juan Sarat Lopez, 37, and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, 36, both Guatemalan nationals who were living in Los Angeles, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said. Investigators believe the men fell from the Devil's Backbone trail and died the same day they were found. The other victim was previously identified as Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova, a 19-year-old Santa Clara University freshman."
"A search and rescue response began around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 29 after deputies received a report of an injured hiker near the Devil's Backbone trail. Authorities said the hiker had fallen an estimated 500 feet. His hiking companion left the area to find cell phone service and provided GPS coordinates to rescuers. Search and rescue ground teams and sheriff's air crews responded, and during the aerial search deputies spotted the injured hiker, later ID'd as Casanova, and the two other victims nearby."
Three hikers were found dead near the Devil's Backbone trail on Mt. Baldy after falling about 500 feet. The victims were identified as Juan Sarat Lopez, 37, and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, 36, Guatemalan nationals living in Los Angeles, and Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova, 19, a Santa Clara University freshman. Investigators believe the men fell from the trail and died the same day they were found. Lopez and Ramos Garcia were friends, and officials found no connection between them and Casanova. Strong winds prevented helicopters from completing a rescue and all three were later confirmed dead. A reporter attempted to reach families and friends of Lopez and Ramos Garcia.
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