Search and rescue volunteers located a 38-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., man after he separated from his friends while hiking in Desolation Wilderness. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a call at about 6 p.m. Sunday reporting that Chris Major did not return to Echo Lakes Lodge as planned after hiking with three friends, said Lt. Tim Becker in a Monday statement. After hiking to Lake Aloha then to Lake of the Woods, the group of hikers voluntarily separated Sunday afternoon and planned to meet up at the lodge. The other three members of the group became worried when Major did not …












