Two bodies have been found in Joshua Tree National Park, locked in an embrace, nearly three months after a southern California couple vanished while hiking nearby.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said the bodies were found at the end of a trail of water bottles and food wrappers. Officials have not yet confirmed the identities of the bodies, pending an autopsy, the Daily Mail reported.
Rachel Nguyen and Joseph Orbeso, 20 and 21, were reported missing July 28, after they failed to check out of their accommodation near the park. Orbeso was from Lakewood and Nguyen from Westminster - both suburbs south of Los Angeles.
Orbeso's father Gilbert took part in the search at the weekend.
"I believed I was going to find them. I didn't know when, but I had my answer today," Gilbert told KABC.
He said that they found clothing and a trail of water bottles and food wrappers led them to the bodies, which were embracing one another.