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 0 Comments
Search Underway for Hiker Missing Almost 2-Weeks in Olympic National Park, WA 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 0 Comments
Rangers Asking For Help to Find Solo Hiker Missing in Sequoia-Kings National Park, CA 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 1 Comment
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 0 Comments
Missing Colorado Hiker’s Dog Emerges After 8 Days While Search is Suspended For Man 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 […] Backcountry Nick Retterer | February 17, 2021 0 Comments
Missing Woman Found Dead in Colorado Wilderness A woman who hadn’t returned from a hike in Alamosa County, Colo. on Saturday was later found deceased on Thursday, Oct. 16. According to the Alamosa County’s Sheriff’s Office, Joy Cipoletti, 60, was last heard from at 3 p.m. Saturday when she reached the summit of Ellingwood Point near South Zapata Lake Trail. Search and rescue teams have been searching […] SnowBrains | October 16, 2020 0 Comments
Search Continues for University of Washington Professor Missing on Mount Rainer, WA Since Friday A University of Washington anthropology professor has been missing since Friday, Oct. 9, after he went for a hike on the Mother Mountain Loop out of the Mowich Lake Trailhead in Mount Rainer National Park, according to the Park. He was supposed to be back on Saturday but failed to show, according to tweets from his sisters. New Tip Line: […] SnowBrains | October 14, 2020 0 Comments
Body of Missing Hiker Found in San Juan Mountains, CO The body of a Denver hiker reported missing late Sunday evening has been located in the San Juan Mountains near Lake City in Hinsdale County. Ben Brownlee, 26, is presumed deceased after a body matching his description was located by helicopter approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5. The body was spotted and identified by friends approximately 75 to 100 […] Climbing CragBrains | October 7, 2020 3 Comments
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