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U.S. NEWS Monday 1 July 2019

Rescued hiker in California used sun-warmed rocks for heat

Associated Press sun and drinking water he became separated
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A from a creek. from them. More than 70
hiker who went missing in "He got in close next to the people were searching for
the mountains north of Los hot rocks because it is very him in the mountains Sat-
Angeles survived by wrap- hot up there and those urday, said Los Angeles
ping himself with a jacket rocks do heat up and that's County Sheriff's Sgt. Greg
and towel and staying by how he kept himself warm Taylor.
sun-warmed rocks for heat, at night," Henderson said. Jo's daughter Grace told
authorities said on Sunday. Jo heard rescuers' voices KCBS-TV in a statement
Janet Henderson of the on Saturday and yelled for that her father was home
Los Angeles County Sher- help, she said. He was tak- and resting and grew emo-
iff's Department Search en to the hospital and later tional when he learned
and Rescue told KCBS-TV released. how many people were
that Eugene Jo, 73, stayed Jo went hiking with a group out looking for him.
alive for a week by getting to the 8,000-foot (2,438-me- "We're still barely compre-
close at night to rocks that ter) summit of Mount Wa- hending the extent of this
warmed by the daytime terman on June 22 when miracle," she said.q

This image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Depart-
ment shows 73-year-old Eugene Jo.
Associated Press

Schumer: ATF should

investigate Dominican

Republic deaths

NEW YORK (AP) — The Sen- the investigation.
ate's top Democrat said "Given that we still have a
Sunday that the U.S. gov- whole lot of questions and
ernment should step up very few answers into just
efforts to investigate the what, if anything, is cause
deaths of at least eight for the recent spate of sick-
Americans in the Domini- nesses and several deaths
can Republic this year. of Americans in the Do-
The Bureau of Alcohol, To- minican Republic, the feds
bacco, Firearms and Ex- should double their efforts
plosives should lend sup- on helping get to the bot-
port to the FBI and local tom of things," Schumer
law enforcement, said Sen. said in a statement.
Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Family members of the
noting the agency has of- tourists who died have
fices in the Caribbean and called on authorities to in-
the technical and forensic vestigate any possible con-
expertise that could aid nections. q Opening Hours: Monday to Monday from 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm