Marine Still Missing After Failing to Return from Sierra High Route Ski Trip in February Matthew Kraft failed to return from his backcountry skiing trip on 5th March. Credit: Inyo County Sheriff’s Office 1st Lt Marine Matthew Kraft is still missing from his Feb 24th hike and backcountry skiing trip along the Sierra High Route (SHR). Related: Search is Underway for Marine Who Failed to Return from California Backcountry Skiing Trip on 5th March […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2019 0 Comments
Woman Who Survived 4-Days Lost in California Wilderness Claims She was Chased by Knife-Wielding Man A California woman who went missing for four days in the remote White Mountains near the Nevada border claims “a big, burly, baldheaded, tanned skin” knife-wielding guy chased her into the backcountry. Sheryl Powell, 60, of Huntington Beach, told ABC’s Good Morning America the man confronted her with the knife while she was walking her dog as her husband set up […] SnowBrains | July 17, 2019 0 Comments
Crews Searching for 69-Year Old Bikini-Clad Woman Lost Without Supplies in Mojave Desert, CA Authorities in California are searching for a bikini-clad 69-year-old Arizona woman who went missing while hiking in the Mojave Desert. Barbara Thomas, of Bullhead City, does not have the means to survive the sweltering heat expected this week, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said. Related: UPDATE: 60-Year Old Woman Missing for 4-Days in California Wilderness Found Alive and Well Thomas was last […] SnowBrains | July 16, 2019 0 Comments
Body of Missing Air Force Academy Cadet Missing Since November Found on Longs Peak, CO Remains found by searchers in Rocky Mountain Park on Friday are believed to be those of missing Air Force Academy Prep School Cadet Micah Tice, who went missing in November, park officials said Friday. Tice, 20 was attempting to climb 14,259-foot-high Longs Peak. Related: Search Begins for US Air Force Cadet Missing on Longs Peak, CO Since Saturday On Thursday, […] Climbing CragBrains | July 8, 2019 0 Comments
Mountain Rescue Aspen, CO Hoping to Solve Mystery of Nebraska Man Missing Since Mid-May A 58-year-old Nebraska man who Mountain Rescue Aspen members were searching for on Saturday in the Capitol Creek Valley apparently went missing in mid-May. Ali Lazem Kenani’s car was found in a driveway on May 12 and was believed to be abandoned. The vehicle was removed, and only when Kenani was declared missing on June 6th did officers reexamine the […] SnowBrains | June 21, 2019 0 Comments
Search for Solo Hiker Missing on Mount Whitney, CA Enters 4th Day A Virginia man believed missing on California’s Mount Whitney is an accomplished hiker and marathon runner who has been determined to summit the peak since a failed attempt last year, his family said Tuesday. Search and rescue teams combed the state’s tallest peak on Tuesday for a third day to look for Ling Dao, who was reported missing June 14 […] Climbing CragBrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
Body of Hiker Missing Since October on 14er Long’s Peak, CO Found Rocky Mountain National Park officials recovered a body Friday morning that they believe to be a hiker who went missing late last year. Ryan Albert, 30, of New Jersey was reported overdue on Oct. 4, 2018, when he didn’t return from his hike on Long’s Peak and search efforts began the day after and continued through the season, despite a few […] SnowBrains | June 3, 2019 0 Comments
Search is Underway for Marine Who Failed to Return from California Backcountry Skiing Trip on 5th March 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft has been reported missing to local law enforcement after the Marine missed his return date from a backcountry skiing trip on the Sierra High Route. Kraft’s itinerary began out of the Kearsarge Pass trailhead Feb. 23 and was scheduled to end March 4 or 5 near Bridgeport, California. The Mono County Sheriff’s Office began a search on […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 8, 2019 0 Comments
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