A young mother was fatally swept away Sunday by the swift current of the San Gabriel River while hiking in the Angeles National Forest. A young mother died Sunday morning after she was swept into the San Gabriel River while hiking the Bridge to Nowhere trail in the Angeles National Forest. Shortly after, a runner began yelling that a young mother had fallen in at the second river crossing and was being swept away by the current, the rescue team said in a social media post . “We immediately activated emergency response.”AdvertisementEmergency crews from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, its air operations unit and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were on the scene. Afterward, the rescue team urged the public to stay off the East Fork and Bridge to Nowhere Trail until the water levels drop significantly.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 02, 2026 22:55 UTC