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Search for Hiker Missing 12-Days in Kings Canyon National Park is Being Scaled Back

For the past ten days, searches have been underway in Kings Canyon National Park and Inyo National Forest for Quang Trong Than, 66, of Newport Beach, CA. The search for Than is scaling back to limited continuous mode. This means that while searching will continue, the large number of resources and personnel that have been dedicated to this effort will […]

SnowBrains | September 2, 2022
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Teams Still Searching for 66-Year-Old Man Missing for a Week in Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

On August 22, 2022, Inyo SAR received a call for a missing hiker at Red Lake/Split Mountain in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA. Quang Trong Than and two others left Red Lake trailhead early on August 21 to climb the north slope of Split Mountain; class 2. Related: Could You Survive An Unplanned Night Out in the Mountains? At […]

SnowBrains | August 29, 2022
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Human Remains, Plane Wreckage Trapped in Ice for Decades Released by Receding Glaciers in Switzerland

Plane wreck

Last week a plane was discovered on the Aletsch glacier in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, which had crashed more than half a century ago. While the bodies had been found at the time of the plane crash, the actual plane could not be recovered due to a lack of appropriate equipment 54 years ago. The plane had crashed on […]

Julia Schneemann | August 12, 2022
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Rangers Requesting Assistance in Search of 79-Year-Old Hiker Missing in Zion National Park, UT

Currently, search operations for John Fiske Burg are ongoing at Zion National Park, UT. Zion National Park Rangers and Washington County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate this missing person case and are requesting your assistance in locating John Fiske Burg. Related: Search Underway for Hiker Missing Almost 2-Weeks in Olympic National Park, WA Mr. Burg is 79 years old, 5’9”, and […]

SnowBrains | October 1, 2021
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Search Underway for Hiker Missing Almost 2-Weeks in Olympic National Park, WA

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A search is underway for an overdue backpacker in Olympic National Park, WA. Jerren Fisher is a 26-year-old male and is 5’11” tall, 200 pounds, with light brown hair in a ponytail and a thick red beard. Fisher is known to hike in tie-dye t-shirts and bright colors. His last known location is the Graves Creek Trailhead in the Quinault […]

SnowBrains | September 20, 2021
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Rangers Asking For Help to Find Solo Hiker Missing in Sequoia-Kings National Park, CA

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Park rangers in Sequoia-Kings National Park, CA, on Thursday are asking for help finding a hiker missing since Wednesday. Matthew Thoke was last seen on 7/21/21 at about 1 pm, leaving the High Sierra Trail approximately 3 miles east of the Crescent Meadow trailhead, east of Panther Creek. Thoke split from his group and was hiking towards Crescent Meadow when […]

SnowBrains | July 23, 2021
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Human Remains Found on Trail Near Boulder, CO, Are Those of Hiker Missing Since February

The Boulder County Coroner’s Office confirmed Sunday 4th July 2021, that the remains found by a professional volunteer with Front Range Rescue Dogs on Thursday, 4.3 miles west of Hessie Trailhead, were those of Josh Hall, 27. “We are heartbroken for his friends and family. We want to thank the professional volunteers and numerous organizations who spent more than 700 […]

SnowBrains | July 6, 2021
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Missing Colorado Hiker’s Dog Emerges After 8 Days While Search is Suspended For Man

Missing Pair In Colorado

A missing Colorado hiker’s dog has returned home after eight days of being lost on the Hessie Trailhead in Boulder County. Josh Hall and his dog “Happy” set out on February 3 just as a major winter storm system hit the area. Search crews initiated their search that night when the two never returned. The first sign of the pair was […]

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Nick Retterer | February 17, 2021
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