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.<\/p>\n
Members of the San Dimas mountain rescue team were stationed at the East Fork trailhead around 8 a.m., speaking with hikers about river crossing safety. 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOur worst fears became reality,\u201d the team said. \u201cWe immediately activated emergency response.\u201d<\/p>\n Emergency crews from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, its air operations unit, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department were on the scene.<\/p>\n The woman\u2019s body was found during the search.<\/p>\n Afterward, the rescue team urged the public to stay off the East Fork and Bridge to Nowhere Trail until the water levels drop significantly.<\/p>\n \u201cTurn around if the water looks too fast or deep. Your life (and your loved ones\u2019 hearts) are worth more than any hike,\u201d the team said.<\/p>\n The trail was reopened last summer following nearly a year of closure due to the Bridge fire that burned more than 56,000 acres<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n