"The remaining two hikers found dead on Mt. Baldy earlier this week have been identified, officials announced Saturday, Jan. 3. 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. He also died the day he was found, after falling around 500 feet near Devil's Backbone. Lopez and Ramos Garcia were friends, but investigators said they found no connection between the two men and Casanova. 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."
Three hikers died after falling near the Devil's Backbone trail on Mt. Baldy. Two victims were identified as Juan Sarat Lopez, 37, and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, 36, both Guatemalan nationals living in Los Angeles. The other victim was identified as Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova, a 19-year-old Santa Clara University freshman. Deputies received a report around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 29 of an injured hiker who had fallen an estimated 500 feet. Aerial crews and ground search teams located the three men but strong winds prevented helicopter rescue. An air medic later confirmed all three had died. Investigators found no connection between Casanova and the two Guatemalan men.
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