A missing California woman who went on a one-day hike was found dead in the mountains, police say
A woman whose family reported her missing when she didn’t return from a day-long hike last weekend was found dead near a Southern California mountain trail on Saturday, police say.
Glendale resident Narineh Avakian, 37, was discovered near the Mount Waterman Trail, the Glendale Police Department said in a news release.
Preliminary investigations indicate that foul play was not involved, police said, but an investigation into her death is ongoing.
Family members first contacted police on March 8, informing officers that Avakian left her home a day earlier around noon and had said she was going on a one-day hiking trip, an earlier news release from police said.
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The body of a woman who went missing after a hike was found dead near a mountain trail Saturday, police announced.
Narineh Avakian, 37, was found near the Mount Waterman Trail around 1:30 p.m. on Friday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue Team and rescue teams from 17 other counties, according to a press release from the Glendale Police Department.
The area is described as being steep and having rugged terrain, according to CBS Los Angeles.
Police say they don’t suspect foul play but that an investigation remains ongoing.
Avakian was reported missing by her family on March 8, according to a press release from the Glendale Police Department. Avakian told family on March 7 that she was going on a one-day hiking trip but didn’t inform her family of the exact location.
A Southern California woman has been found dead after she vanished on a solo hike, authorities said.
Narineh Avakian, 37, was discovered near the Mt. Waterman Trail in the Angeles National Forest in San Fernando around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Glendale Police Department said. Narineh Avakian was reported missing by her family on March 8, 2021. (Glendale Police Department)
Avakian was last seen when she set out on March 7 from her home in Glendale for a one-day hiking expedition, police said.
But when she didn’t return the following day, her family reported her missing to authorities.
Avakian didn’t tell her family where she was headed, but she was an avid hiker, authorities said.