Superstar sightings are to be anticipated in Los Angeles, however not by a search and rescue crew scouring the San Gabriel Mountains for a lacking hiker.
The San Dimas Mountain Rescue staff bumped into former “Tonight Present” host Jay Leno shortly earlier than discovering 78-year-old hiker Ki Soo Yang, who had been lacking for 30 hours after he grew to become separated from a gaggle climbing Mount Waterman on Saturday afternoon.
Somebody noticed Yang’s lacking particular person’s flier and located the hiker between Mount Waterman and Twin Peaks. The person contacted authorities and Yang was transported to an area hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division stated in a information launch.
Yang, who was described as “very match,” was in “good well being however dehydrated” after spending greater than a day within the Angeles Nationwide Forest, the division stated in a social media submit. He was reunited together with his household.
“We’re extremely grateful to everybody concerned within the search, particularly the great Samaritan whose fast pondering and motion performed a important position on this rescue,” in line with the Sheriff Division‘s submit. “This end result is a strong reminder of how vital our climbing neighborhood members are in serving to us obtain profitable missions.”
Whereas looking for Yang, the San Dimas crew bumped into Leno at Newcomb’s Ranch, in line with the social media submit. Leno and his buddies hadn’t seen Yang however have been “grateful” for the rescue staff’s efforts and posed for a gaggle image.
