HIKER'S BODY RECOVERED FROM BOTTOM OF RAVINE.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer PALISADES Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). HIGHLANDS - The body of a 19-year-old Woodland Hills hiker who vanished while hiking in Topanga State Park Topanga State Park is a California state park located in Los Angeles County. It is located adjacent to the unincorporated community of Topanga, California, within the city of Los Angeles, California. Covering 11,000 acres (45 km²) it is the largest state park within city limits. was recovered Monday from the bottom of a ravine. Dallas Mussell, who had attended El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
``I don't know if we're going to be able to tell if he slipped or walked off the trail, or that something else happened,'' said Lt. Roger Deranian of the West Los Angeles
His death was being investigated as an accident. Mussell went hiking with three friends Sunday in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. north of Palisades Highlands when they became separated east of Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles police Officer Kristi Sandoval said. Friends reported Mussell missing on Sunday afternoon. ``Apparently, they were trying to get to the waterfall up on the Santa Ynez Trail and the victim stayed behind for some reason,'' Sandoval said. ``And when his friends got back, he was gone.'' A late-night search involving helicopter and ground crews from Los Angeles city and county fire departments, as well as the Sheriff's Department, was called off after dark. At daybreak Monday, a search and rescue team from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. discovered Mussell in a rocky ravine and recovered his body by 2 p.m. Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com |
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