The three soggy campers had wrapped themselves in garbage bags and were huddled under a rickety awning, waiting out the downpour. They were spotted by Ryan McKenzie, 19, who had spent the morning of March 4 rock-climbing with two friends high in the coastal mountains, 35 miles north of San Diego. Ryan was retreating from the rain when he saw the trio and offered them a lift back to civilization. The six packed into a 1990 Subaru, and Ryan's friend Becca was worried that there weren't enough seat belts to go around. "I hope the cops don't find us," she said....
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