Shooting kills father of ice cave collapse orphans

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Children of a Southern California woman killed in an ice cave collapse this month have now lost their father as well.

The Riverside Press-Enterprise says Adrian Cardona of Redlands got into an argument Sunday night at a San Bernardino bar. He was asked to leave and was shot while standing near his car.

No arrests have been made.

He leaves two sons, 1 and 8 years old, and two daughters, ages 12 and 14.

A family friend tells the Press-Enterprise that Cardona had a former relationship with 34-year-old Annalisa Santana of Moreno Valley.

"This is a nightmare," family friend Rachelle Randle told the paper.

Santana died on July 6 while visiting unstable but popular ice caves northeast of Seattle.

Five others were hurt, including her eldest daughter and her brother, who's in critical condition.

The Big Four Ice Caves are a popular hiking destination in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Rescue workers say the collapse of rock and ice occurred near the rear of one of the caves.

“Areas of the cave are still collapsing and will continue to do so until the cave no longer exists.  No one should go in or near the cave,” said Search and Rescue Deputy Peter Teske. “The area is not safe.”

The caves area is closed until further notice.