Overview
- Authorities named the remaining victims as Juan Sarat Lopez, 37, and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, 36, both Guatemalan nationals living in Los Angeles.
- The third victim, previously identified, is 19-year-old Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova of Seal Beach.
- Investigators believe all three fell from the Devil’s Backbone on Monday; recoveries were completed Tuesday after weather delays.
- Search teams and sheriff’s air crews located the men during an aerial operation, but high winds blocked hoist rescues and an air medic later confirmed the fatalities.
- Seven Mt. Baldy trails, including Devil’s Backbone, are closed through Jan. 7 as the U.S. Forest Service and local officials evaluate stronger preventive measures.