https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/11/california-hikers-rescued-after-5-days-used-special-straw-to-survive/ > April 11 (Reuters) – After five days missing, two California hikers were found alive on Wednesday evening by searchers who had followed their footprints, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department announced. > A search team found Eric Desplinter, 33, and Gabrielle Wallace, 31, in the Cucamonga Canyon near Mt. Baldy, 50 miles northeast of Los Angeles, officials said in a statement.