Busy day for police up in Mt. Baldy

An otherwise beautiful Saturday hike to Ontario Peak up Icehouse Canyon took a sad turn when rounding one of the last turns down the 13 mile roundtrip I came upon a circle of firefighters surrounding a corpse covered up with a sheet. Apparently, someone had died on the trail, likely because of a heart attack (the coroner had not yet arrived when I passed by). Not sure how old he was. I guess if I was in my 80s and could still hike, there could be worse ways to go.

I missed Sunday's police event though, a sword attack that took place somewhere on Mt. Baldy Road. I used to know quite a few people (some of whom were slightly crazy) who lived up there, but I don't think I know anyone up there anymore. Should be interesting to see how this case plays out.

Picture from the summit of Ontario Peak to come tomorrow