San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies spent much of Saturday trekking through deep snow to perform welfare checks in the mountains.
Sheriff's Department said it has responded to 13 death investigations. A preliminary investigation revealed only one of the 13 deaths is directly correlated to the weather, the sheriff's office said. That person died at the hospital following a traffic crash during the storm. Four of the other victims were either in hospice or died at the hospital, according to authorities. The eight remaining deaths are under investigation by the coroner.
For those still trapped, it's been a struggle to reach those who need help. Up until recently, these communities were only reachable by snowcat. "Starting last week we were able to respond to calls for service on those snowcats and get back into some of the communities that were really impacted with snow and that we've had a hard time, or haven't been able to reach," Twardowski said.
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