On the evening of Jan. 11, at about 5 p.m., Sheriff Ralph Obenberger was traveling home to June Lake after work when he noticed a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department vehicle stranded on the northbound lane of Highway 158. Obenberger turned around to see if he could lend any assistance to the stranded vehicle. Obenberger stopped and spoke to the occupants, who turned out to be two volunteers from the Montrose Search and Rescue team in town finalizing details for a Mountain Rescue Association training to be held in March for more than 300 volunteers. The two women had already …




