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Hiker dies in fall trying to climb California’s Mt. …

Alpine peaks rise south of Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on May 9, 2008 near Lone Pine, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes in Eastern Sierra about …

A USGS map shows the location of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck southeast of Lone Pine in the southern Sierra Nevada on June 24, 2020.

Skeleton Found on CA’s 2nd-Highest Peak IDd as Japanese …

Mount Williamson, California's second-highest peak, is seen in an October 2010 photo. (Credit: Paul Fretheim / Wikimedia Commons)

Fundraiser Launched for Pregnant Wife of Huntington Beach …

Search Teams Recover Body of Huntington Beach Man Who …

Alan Stringer is shown in a photo shared by the Inyo County Sheriff's office on Nov. 7, 2019.

Bones Found on CA’s 2nd-Highest Peak May Be Remains of …

The site below Mount Williamson where remains were found is shown in a photo shared to Facebook by CHP - Inland Division Air Operations on Oct. 17, 2019.

23-Year-Old Hiker Dies in Fall on One of California’s …

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Human Skeleton Discovered Near Inyo County’s Mount …

Mount Williamson, California's second-highest peak, is seen in an October 2010 photo. (Credit: Paul Fretheim / Wikimedia Commons)

‘A Huge Mystery’: Skeleton Unearthed in Inyo National …

Mount Williamson, California's second-highest peak, is seen in an October 2010 photo. (Credit: Paul Fretheim / Wikimedia Commons)

Authorities ID Man Killed in Paragliding Incident …

Pinnacles rise from the crest just south of Mount Whitney on May 9, 2008, near Lone Pine, California. (Credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Huntington Beach Woman Found Alive After Missing …

Sheryl Powell is seen in an undated photo provided by the Inyo County Sheriff's Office on July 14, 2019.

Huntington Beach Woman Who Vanished Near Inyo County …

Sheryl Powell is seen in an undated photo provided by the Inyo County Sheriff's Office on July 14, 2019.

Missing Huntington Beach Woman Who Vanished Near …

Sheryl Powell and her dog are seen in photos released by her family on July 15, 2019. The Inyo County Sheriff's Office released the image on the right on July 14, 2019 in an announcement of her disappearance.

Huntington Beach Woman and Dog Reported Missing Near …

Sheryl Powell is seen in an undated photo provided by the Inyo County Sheriff's Office on July 14, 2019.