Fernando Nieto‑Perez, 31, left his brother Alex Aguirre’s Bell Gardens home around 10:30 a.m. on February 12, 2025 for a short personal retreat in the San Gabriel Mountains. When he did not return as expected and failed to communicate with family, concern grew. About a week later his vehicle was found wrecked roughly 200 feet down a steep hillside below Glendora Ridge Road, about five miles west of Mount Baldy. The car’s shell was largely intact and no blood was found inside, leading investigators to consider that he might have survived the initial crash.

Search teams from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department San Dimas station have been combing rugged, steep terrain complicated by recent storm damage and burn scars from the Bridge Fire. Officials say it’s possible Nieto tried to walk out toward nearby communities such as San Dimas, Azusa, or Upland; the family has suggested he could have a concussion or other injuries that prevented him from contacting anyone. Missing person reports were also filed with Upland and Bell Gardens police.

Does anyone who was in the Glendora Ridge Road or Mount Baldy area around mid‑February have information about a man matching Fernando’s description or about movements on the back roads after the storm?