Author: Lila Seidman – Los Angeles Times (Tribune News Service)
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The hikers had no way to call 911. Until they found another hiker’s cellphone
LOS ANGELES — After Matthew Jaurequi lost his footing on an icy trail and began to slide, his friend tried to grab him. Both hikers coasted about 150 feet down from Icehouse Saddle near Mount Baldy on Tuesday, losing their cellphones during the precipitous descent, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Coming to…