Three hikers were found dead over the weekend, days after they jumped into a California waterfall. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office received a report on June 18 that three men had jumped into Rattlesnake Falls, near Soda Springs. The men did not resurface, and a search and rescue mission was launched.

Authorities in Northern California recovered the bodies of three hikers who died after jumping into a waterfall in a remote area near Lake Tahoe.

Place County Sheriff's Office identified the men as Matthew Anthony, 44, of New York City, and Matthew Schoenecker, 50, and Valentino Creus, 59, both of Los Angeles. They were hiking with three other men in the Soda Springs area on June 18 when they jumped into the water at Rattlesnake Falls and failed to resurface.