22-year-old woman goes missing on hike during historic Southern California storm

A 22-year-old woman remains missing after she went hiking alone during this week's massive, multiday storm in Southern California.

A 22-year-old woman is missing after she went hiking alone in Southern California during this week's massive, multiday storm, authorities said.

Lisei Huang left for a hike in the Mount Baldy area of the San Gabriel Mountains at about 2 p.m. Sunday, and she was last heard from about two hours later, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said. She was reported missing Sunday night.

Crews started searching for Huang at about 2:30 a.m. Monday, the sheriff's department said. The search continued on Tuesday during very heavy snowfall, but then the risk of avalanches impeded search efforts and the rescuers "were pulled off the mountain," the sheriff's department said.

"Personnel will remain at the trail head and will resume searching when it is safe to do so," the sheriff's department said in a statement.