BRIEFLY MISSING SKIER, 25, FOUND AT HIS TRUCK.A cross-country skier from Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach (hûrmō`sə), city (1990 pop. 18,219), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1907. It is a residential suburb and a popular resort noted for its fine, sandy beaches and excellent surf. , missing since Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , was found safe Wednesday on Mount Pinos Mount Pinos is a mountain peak located in the Los Padres National Forest, on the boundary between the California counties of Ventura and Kern. It is the highest point in Ventura county at 8,831 ft (2,692 m). Its latitude and longitude are 34.8128°N and 119.1444°W. in Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County, authorities said. Constantino Chamis, 25, was discovered about 10 a.m. at his snowed-in truck, said Joe Luna of the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. . A Ventura County fire helicopter crew sent to assist Kern County rescuers spotted the truck, hoisted the skier aboard the chopper and took him to a forestry station, Luna said. ``He's doing good,'' Luna said. ``He had all the necessary (survival) equipment. - City News Service School expected to resume classes LAKE HUGHES - Hughes-Elizabeth Lake Union School District pupils were expected to resume classes today. The school's 455 students got a second day off Wednesday as crews worked to clear away heavy snowfall and fallen trees. The school had shut down Tuesday, when snow levels reached 1 1/2 feet and up to 2 feet in some places, Superintendent Robert Haley said. - Daily News |
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