January 5, 2026 – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials issued an update on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

On Friday, January 2, 2026, the Sheriff’s Coroner Division positively identified Juan Sarat Lopez and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, two Guatemalan Nationals residing in Los Angeles, were among the three deceased males located at Mt. Baldy.  Investigators believe Lopez and Ramos Garcia fell from the Devil’s Backbone Trail the same day they were found.  

Additional updates will be provided as they become available. 

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fontana Sheriff’s Station at (909) 356-6767 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (909) 387-8313. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.

DATE: December 29, 2025, at 11:30 a.m.,
INCIDENT: Search for Injured Hikers on Mount Baldy 
LOCATION: Mount Baldy
SUBJECT 1: Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova, 19-year-old Resident of Seal Beach
SUBJECT 2: Juan Sarat Lopez, 37-years-old, Guatemalan National Residing in Los Angeles
SUBJECT 3: Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, 36-years-old, Guatemalan National Residing in Los Angeles
Refer: Public Affairs
Station: Fontana
Phone No. (909) 356-6767
Case No. 032503334

Source: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department