Rescuers Searching for One of Germany’s Richest Men after the Missing Billionaire Failed to Return from Alps Skiing Expedition Karl-Erivan Haub, a billionaire and one of Germany’s richest men, has been reported missing after failing to return from a skiing expedition in the Alps, according to media reports in Germany reports Business Insider. Haub, who is the owner and CEO of retail group Tengelmann, last week embarked on an off-piste skiing expedition in the resort of Zermatt near the […] Steven Agar | April 11, 2018 0 Comments
Climbers Missing on Mendenhall Towers, AK Sadly Declared Dead Yesterday According to a social media post from the father of one of the two climbers gone missing on the Mendenhall Towers, the two men were declared dead Tuesday, reports juneauempire.com. Juneau resident George “Ryan” Johnson, 34, and British Columbia climber Marc-André Leclerc, 25, were due back March 7 from climbing the Mendenhall Towers but did not return. According to a […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 14, 2018 7 Comments
Canadian Skier Missing at Whiteface Mountain, NY Turns Up Safe & Well almost 3000 Miles Away in California We wrote last week about a Canadian skier missing at Whiteface Mountain, NY and the police efforts and public appeal for his whereabouts. In a bizarre new twist, he has turned up, safe and well, almost 3000 miles away, reports NBC. New York State Police said Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis, 49, of Toronto, was found 2,900 miles away Tuesday in Sacramento. […] Industry News Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 1 Comment
Search Resumes For Snowboarder That’s Been Missing At Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA Since Sunday According to The Bellingham Herald, the search has resumed for a snowboarder that has been missing at Mt Baker Ski Area, WA since Sunday. 24-year-old Vitaliy Datskiy was reported missing by two of his friends after he failed to show up at a designated meeting point shortly after noon on Sunday. After the ski patrol was notified, they instantly began a “hasty search”, […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 24, 2018 0 Comments
Missing Backpacker Near Whistler, BC Sent Desperate Texts To Friends Before Vanishing According to The NZ Herald, an Australian hotel worker is currently missing from Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Just after midnight on November 23rd, 25-year-old Alison Leanne Raspa was last seen leaving the Three Below Restaurant and Lounge in Whistler Village. The next morning, Alison’s phone was found about 7km away at Alpha Lake Park in Creekside Village. A day later, her jacket, wallet, […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 7, 2017 1 Comment
Search Suspended Indefinitely For The Two Snowboarders That Have Been Missing Near Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA Since November 12th According to the Whatcom County Sherriff’s Office, the search for Two Missing Snowboarders near Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA has been suspended indefinitely. Drew Lenz and Jake Amancio have been missing for over a week near Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA. Their roommate reported them missing on the night of Sunday, November 12th, 2017 after they failed to return from a day […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2017 0 Comments
Summit County Man Missing On 14,067ft Missouri Mountain, CO According to The Aspen Times, a Summit County man was reported missing early Sunday morning after he failed to make it home. Shuei Kato, a 36-year-old man from Silverthorne, CO, summited 14,067ft Missouri Mountain, CO around noon on Saturday. He was expected to return home later that afternoon, but he never did, so his wife reported him missing around 2am on […] Industry News Chris Wallner | October 10, 2017 2 Comments
Body of Kayaker Missing Since June Found in 245′ of Water in Lake Tahoe, CA By Water Recovery Experts The body of a kayaker who had been missing since June 8th, 2017 was located in 245′ of water on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, CA yesterday. “On August 26, 2017, a non-profit group called Bruce’s Legacy (from Wisconsin) arrived to assist. Bruce’s Legacy has located 18 drowning victims in just four years by using state of the art side scan […] Industry News Riverbrains | August 27, 2017 1 Comment
Missing Teenager Survives 11 Days Alone In Tennessee Wilderness August 11th, 2017— 18 year-old Austin Bohanan was searching for Ginseng, a medicinal root, with his stepfather in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he found himself separated and lost. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Austin scaled a ridge and attempted to call his mother soon after, with no luck, and wound up sleeping there for his first […] Spencer Miller | August 24, 2017 0 Comments
As Police Appeal for Witnesses for Lone Mountaineer Missing on Mont Blanc, Local Mayor Plans to Fine Ill-Equipped Climbers Chamonix High-Mountain Gendarmerie are requesting witnesses to come forward following the disappearance of a climber, Le Dauphine reports. The 46 year old man, of French nationality, left the Crozat carpark in Bionnassay early on the morning of Tuesday 15th August. He planned to climb Mont Blanc alone via the notorious Goûter route. The missing man is 5’11” (180cm) tall, weighs […] Climbing Steven Agar | August 18, 2017 0 Comments
Solo Mountain Climber Missing After Attempting Five 14,000-Foot Peaks in One Day in California Thomas “Tom” Fennessy was last seen on Wednesday, August 9th leaving camp to solo climb five 14,000-foot peaks in one day in the Palisade Glacier area of California – the most alpine region of CA. Tom’s plan was to solo climb 14,009′ Thunderbolt Peak and then traverse to 14,159′ Mount Sill climbing five 14,000-foot peaks along the way in one push: […] Climbing CragBrains | August 11, 2017 2 Comments
Sad News: Missing Hiker Found Deceased Near Outpost Camp, CA Inyo County Sheriff’s Press Release: At noon today Dongying “Cindy” Qiu was located deceased at the base of a frozen waterfall near Outpost Camp. It is believed that she fell approximately 60 feet through a snow chute at the top of the waterfall (located on the southwest side of Outpost Camp, about a quarter mile off trail). “This is an […] Industry News Chris Wallner | May 23, 2017 0 Comments
Grand Targhee Employee Missing After Being Last Seen On The Mountain According to the JH News & Guide, Lee Kidd, a Grand Targhee Resort employee, failed to show up for work on Friday afternoon after being last seen on the mountain Friday morning. Lee had mentioned to his friends that he wanted to venture into the backcountry, but it is unsure at this time if he ventured out-of-bounds. At 10:45 am on Friday, he last […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 26, 2016 0 Comments
Missing Plane Southwest of Lake Tahoe With the conclusion of this weekend’s atmospheric river (Donner pass recorded almost 9″ of rain), the search has resumed for a missing plane in the eastern Sierra Nevada. The plane, in transit from Idaho to Sacramento, was last recorded on Saturday night in a remote, rugged area southwest of Lake Tahoe. El Dorado County authorities were alerted when the plane failed […] Crash Sergei Poljak | October 18, 2016 0 Comments
Snowboarder Found After Three Days Lost in Whistler 20 year-old snowboarder Julie Abrahamsen was found Saturday by search and rescue teams after she got lost Wednesday while snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain at Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia. Abrahamsen, visiting from Norway, had been snowboarding alone Wednesday, and was reported missing by a room mate Friday after she hadn’t returned home. Whistler RCMP, Ski Patrol and Search […] Industry News Eric Behn | January 25, 2015 0 Comments
Survival Skills Keep Missing Family of 6 Alive in Nevada in -21º Temps A couple and their 4 children survived 2 nights in the recent sub-zero temperatures in Nevada after their Jeep flipped over on a family excursion on Sunday. The family of 6 used intelligent tactics to survive 2 bitterly cold nights in the Nevada desert before being rescued on Tuesday in […] SnowBrains | December 12, 2013 0 Comments
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