Three hikers were rescued Tuesday night after they got stranded on Mount Baldy during bad weather, according to San Bernardino County deputies.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement on Wednesday morning that indicated Fontana Station deputies received the call about the stranded hikers around 9 p.m.

“One of the hikers managed to call his girlfriend, who subsequently contacted 911 to report the incident,” SBSD said.

The hikers, all 20-year-old men from Castaic, Santa Clarita and Valencia, were near the Devil’s Backbone when they took a wrong turn and lost the trail, deputies explained. Shortly after, they “lost their footing” and became stuck on the mountainside, unable to move.

They were found after a crew and helicopter from the Ontario Police Department we

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