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Urgent Search Continues for Hiker Missing on Mount Whitney, CA

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The search is underway for Tom Gerbier, a hiker who has not been seen since embarking on a day-trip trek up Mount Whitney on October 17th, 2023. The Inyo County Search and Rescue team released details about Gerbier in a Facebook post, describing him as a French-speaking individual with blonde hair and blue eyes, standing at 6 feet 2 inches, [โ€ฆ]

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Body of Hiker Missing Almost 3-Weeks in Sequoia National Park, CA, is Found

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Trained searchers assisting the Thoke family were able to locate Matt Thoke on Saturday, and National Park Service (NPS) Rangers recovered his body on Sunday. Thoke was found in a location that was not visible by air and hardly visible on the ground, not far from where he was last seen, in technical terrain. Related: Rangers Asking For Help to [โ€ฆ]

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Rescuers Say 23-Year-Old Female Hiker Missing a Week Near Red Lodge, Montana Likely Dead

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After nearly a week of intense search efforts for missing hiker Tatum Morell, 23, in the mountains near Red Lodge Montana, rescuers now believe it is unlikely she is still alive. Rescuers have been searching extensively since July 5th for Tatum. Mountain rescue teams, search dog teams, and ground search teams have put hundreds of rescue hours into searching the area, [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 12, 2021
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Search Continues For Lone Hiker Missing for 5-Days in Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting a missing person search at Grand Canyon National Park, AZ. Charles Lyon, 49, of Tyler, Texas, was last seen at the Best Western hotel in Tusayan, Arizona on June 10, 2021. Lyon abandoned his vehicle on the South Rim along Desert View Drive near Lipan Point on or around June 11, 2021, and [โ€ฆ]

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Search Underway for Hiker Missing in Grand Teton National Park Last Seen in Jackson, WY 6-Days Ago

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Grand Teton National Park requests the publicโ€™s assistance in locating Cian McLaughlin, a 27-year-old male. Teton Interagency Dispatch Center was notified of a missing person report for McLaughlin on Sunday, June 13, at approximately 7 am by the Teton County Sheriffโ€™s Office. It was believed that McLaughlin intended to go hiking earlier in the week and failed to show up [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 14, 2021
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Search Resumes for Hiker Missing for 2-Weeks on Mount Rainier, WA

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With an improved weather window, search teams in Mount Rainier National Park, WA resumed ground-based search operations early Sunday, Oct. 25 for missing hiker, Dr. Sam Dubal. Related: Search Continues for University of Washington Professor Missing on Mount Rainer, WA Since Friday Experienced search and rescue professionals from the National Park Service (NPS) and 10 partner search and rescue organizations began searching for [โ€ฆ]

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CragBrains | October 26, 2020
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UPDATE: Hikers Find Body of Man Missing on Mount Baldy, CA Since December 2019

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UPDATE: 7/1/20 โ€“ 0300 PT: On June 19, 2020, two hikers located human remains on the northwest side of Mount Baldy in Los Angeles County, near the top of Fish Fork at around 7800-feet.  The Los Angeles County Sheriffโ€™s Department recovered the body and the County Medical Examiner positively identified the remains to be Sreenivas โ€œSreeโ€ Mokkapati, on June 27. Mr. [โ€ฆ]

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66-Year-Old Hiker Missing Since Sunday on 14er Pyramid Peak Near Aspen, CO

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On Sunday, September 15, 2019, at approximately 6 pm the Pitkin County Sheriffโ€™s Office received information of an overdue hiker in the area of Pyramid Peak, in the Maroon-Bells-Snowmass wilderness in Colorado. Related: VIDEO: How to Stay Alive in the Mountains โ€“ The Deadliest Colorado 14ers The overdue hiker, a 66-year old male from the Denver area, separated from his [โ€ฆ]

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CragBrains | September 17, 2019
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Crews Searching for Overdue Hiker Missing Near Mount Baker Ski Area, WA Since Tuesday

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Crews are searching near the Mount Baker Ski Area, WA for a hiker who was reported overdue earlier this week.  Deputies said a 36-year-old Mukilteo man left the Lake Ann trailhead Monday, reports Kiro7. Later that evening, he had contacted his family and told them he got turned around but could see the ski lodge. He told them he was [โ€ฆ]

CragBrains | July 12, 2019
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Body Recovered Near Where 66-Year Old Hiker Went Missing at Steamboat Lake, CO on Nov 4th

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UPDATE: 11/15/2018 0700 PST Authorities believe they have discovered the body of a missing Front Range man near a cabin in the Steamboat Lake area of North Routt County, reports the Steamboat Pilot. The 66-year-old man was last heard from Nov. 4, and family members contacted law enforcement Saturday, Nov. 10 because the family believed he might be at a [โ€ฆ]

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Search for Hiker Missing Since October 4th on Longs Peak, CO Called Off for the Winter

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Rocky Mountain National Park officials have discontinued active search operations for hiker Ryan Albert, who went missing in the park on Oct. 4 on Longs Peak, due to winter weather conditions making the search hazardous reports the Sky-Hi News. Albert, a 30-year-old from New Jersey, was last seen on the morning of Oct. 4 by another park visitor around the [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 5, 2018
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Search and Rescue Teams Scouring Peaks Around Upper Blue Lake, CA for Lone Hiker Missing Since Saturday

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Search and rescue teams are scouring the peaks around Upper Blue Lake, California campground in search of a man who went hiking on Saturday and failed to return to his Elk Grove home. Brad Dozier, 55, set off for what was supposed to be a day hike of an unknown peak in the area. Best guess is that he was [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 1, 2018
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UPDATE: Search Resumes for Hiker Missing in Snow and Ice Conditions Since 5th October on Longs Peak, CO

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UPDATE: 10/12/2018 โ€“ 0230 PST โ€“ A social media post has confirmed that SAR teams have resumed their mission to find missing hiker Ryan Albert. We are hoping for a positive outcome and will keep you updated. UPDATE: 10/11/2018 โ€“ 0600 PST The Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue team have suspended search operations today for a missing hiker Ryan Albert, 30 [โ€ฆ]

CragBrains | October 12, 2018
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