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[KHTS] – Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies helped reunite a missing hiker with his family Tuesday morning, about 18 hours after he was reported missing near a Towsley Canyon trail.

Brian Napoli, 24, of Santa Clarita, called his mother and friends Monday afternoon sometime before 4 p.m., according to Sheriff’s Station officials.

After letting them know that his cellphone was about to die, his friends and family contacted the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies, who activated their search and rescue team.

Photo: MRCA

Photo: MRCA

A deputy in a helicopter found Napoli shortly after 9:40 a.m. Monday, and lifted him from the canyon to a meeting with family and friends.

Deputies requested all available search and rescue resources Monday night to help them find a missing hiker in Towsley Canyon in Santa Clarita.

Volunteers with the search and rescue team scoured the area from about 4 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, well after it became too dark to see.

Officials resumed their search around 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, with aerial and horseback units, officials said.

Photo: Dianne Erskine Hellrigel

Photo: Dianne Erskine Hellrigel

The Towsley-Wiley Canyon Trail, which is very popular locally, is listed with a difficulty of “moderate” on HikeSantaClarita.com, a site established by city of Santa Clarita to map trails for residents.

Napoli reportedly strayed from the trail and then became lost, according to sources.

Napoli has not been heard from since approximately 4 p.m. Monday, when he contacted friends and family via his cellphone, which is now believed to be out of battery power.

 

Information from HikeSantaClarita.com

Length: Choice of 2 Trails – 2 miles or 6 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Description: The short trail is a moderate trail, but it is easier than the longer trail since it is much shorter and there is less altitude gain. You can enter this trail from three points. The first would be the first trail that appears on the left side of the access road after the no-pay parking lot. The second entrance is in the first pay parking area. The last way to enter the trail is to proceed up the paved road and onto the dirt road that leads to the ranger’s residence. You will cross a bridge over the stream and you will see the trail entrance straight ahead. If you decide to take either of the first two trailhead options, look for a trail that goes up the hill to the right, or you will be on your way to the top of the ridge and on the longer trail. This trail is a nice 1 hour + hike and is great year-round. It does get a little hot and dusty in the summer with little shade to offer. However, in the winter is is green and the spring offers a wonderful array of wildflowers. The trails in this park are the best kept in Santa Clarita, if not the entire L.A. area due to a great team of volunteers.

The longer trail is a moderate to possibly difficult trail due to the altitude gain of 1500 feet and the length of the trail. However, there is more shade to offer the hiker, so this is a great trail for year-round use. You can enter this trail from three points. The first would be the first trail that appears on the left side of the access road after the no-pay parking lot. The second entrance is in the first pay parking area. The last way to enter the trail is to proceed up the paved road past the chain gate (you will see the ranger’s residence on the left). Continue up this road, which will become the trail. The views from the top are spectacular. You will see oil seeps, rugged mountains, beautiful plants, flowers, trees, and from the top ridge one of the best views of Santa Clarita from the SR 14 to Castaic. Take your time on this trail and use caution on some of the steep climbs. Stay on the trail, as always.

How to Get to the Trailhead: This is perhaps one of the easiest locations to find in the Santa Clarita Valley. From I-5, exit Calgrove Blvd. and proceed South on the Old Road. After the first signal, you will see the entrance to the park on your right side. You may park outside the park or in the first lot on your right for free. All other lots are $5.00 for the day. Annual permits are also available. Pay the iron ranger to avoid a ticket.

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38 Comments

  1. Amen!!! Our Sheriff dept is so amazing- u guys rock! Thank you for all u do

  2. Excellent work from all involved. Congrats!

  3. He took magic mushrooms and got lost during his trip that’s why he was lost but good for him

  4. Finally they do something good!!!

  5. Koren Young Koren Young says:

    The article says he was found Monday morning. He wasn’t found until Tuesday morning.

  6. Mr. Espinoza walk in another mans shoes for awhile before you judge others. Bless our sheriff dept for all they do. Thank you.

  7. How do you get lost in towsley?!

  8. If u take hallucinogens it’s easy to get lost anywhere I know people who got lost in their own home on them

  9. Kim Sloan Kim Sloan says:

    Thank goodness. Never ever go hiking by yourself!

  10. Tim Silurik Tim Silurik says:

    Another well done job . :)

  11. Great news. Thanks for sharing this update.

  12. Eric Greedy Eric Greedy says:

    all do respect… neophyte

  13. Andy Macias Andy Macias says:

    Grant Ha this guy is down

  14. I’m glad they found him

  15. Seems like he wasted all his cell battery on the Instagram photos/videos he was taking & posting lmao! Real smart

  16. Dana Deuson Dana Deuson says:

    This is why you stick to the trails, how much money did this cost for one persons stupidity?

  17. What a relief! So happy he was found! Great job to the all the search and rescue teams for all their hard work!!

  18. How do you get lost at towsley???!!! How much drugs does it take to manage to get lost there ?lol

  19. Buck Fung Buck Fung says:

    Who gets the bill?

  20. Buck Fung Buck Fung says:

    Who gets the bill?

  21. Just an FYI. Search and rescue donate their time. They get paid $1 per year. Unfortunately, the helicopter will have a bill.

  22. Just an FYI. Search and rescue donate their time. They get paid $1 per year. Unfortunately, the helicopter will have a bill.

  23. YAY!!!! Thanks for the great job SC Sheriffs

  24. YAY!!!! Thanks for the great job SC Sheriffs

  25. Kendyl Biby Kendyl Biby says:

    The best part of my day. So thankful he was found! Now praying for a fast recovery!

  26. Kathy Morgan Kathy Morgan says:

    A job well done!!!

  27. Guadalupe Granado we need to be careful when we go hikin eh . Lmfao

  28. Alan Hart Alan Hart says:

    It gets very wild when you follow the creek way back. Easy to lose your way in extremely steep terrain. Same thing happened to some of our relatives many years ago and poor to no cell service.

  29. You only get lost at Towsley if you go off the trails & decide to do something other than hike!

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