Woman Found Dead on Mt. Baldy After She Went Hiking Alone During Storm

The El Monte woman, 22, went missing Feb. 4. The search was hampered by severe weather.

Lifei Huang, 22, of El Monte. Courtesy of City of El Monte

A 22-year-old woman has been found dead nearly a week after she went missing on Mount Baldy after going on a hike Feb. 4, shortly before an atmospheric river storm hit the region, authorities said Feb. 11.

Lifei Huang, of El Monte, was reported missing at 11:14 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Mt. Baldy area of the San Gabriel Mountains after she embarked on a solo hike at around 2 p.m. that day, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.