Hiker Diem Le Nguyen vanished Sunday after she became separated from her hiking group while on the Nighthawk Trail in Black Mountain Open Space Park.
Monday, June 24, 2024 6:48PMwent missingThe hiker, identified by police as Diem Le Nguyen, vanished Sunday morning after she became separated from her hiking group of about 100 people while on the Nighthawk Trail in Black Mountain Open Space Park in the Rancho Peñasquitos area of north San Diego, according to the San Diego Police Department.Police said they could not immediately confirm if the body discovered Monday is Nguyen and are waiting for the results of an autopsy.
Around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the scene and a search-and-rescue operation was launched, including the deployment San Diego County Sheriff's Department helicopter crew. Police officials had asked for the public's help in finding Nguyen, requesting that anyone with information about her whereabouts call 911 immediately.
Police said some members of the hiking group turned back because of the heat, but Nguyen was determined to reach the summit of the 4,048-foot-tall Black Mountain.
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