AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. -- Amador County sheriff’s officials said a hiker who went missing in the Tragedy Creek area of the El Dorado National Forest over the weekend was found safe Monday.
Lauren Ellen DeLaTorre, 53, was hiking with a group of friends and family that were staying at a remote nearby cabin when she went missing on Saturday.
A search was initiated with about 50 ground searchers from Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento County Sheriff's search and rescue teams participating.
The search effort was set to expand on Monday with additional teams and personnel from throughout the region joining the search.
It is unclear where DeLaTorre was found by the search party.
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