Update: Police in Salt Lake City say the missing 17-year old hiker has been found alive. 17-year-old missing hiker found alive. @UPDSL @KUTV2News pic.twitter.com/V65GkMsAn6 — mike sadowski (@sadowski_mike) January 3, 2020 Authorities on Friday launched a search in a canyon east of metro Salt Lake City for a missing 17-year-old...
Missing Hiker Found Dead in Kings Canyon National Park
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK — Authorities say a man found dead at the base of Mount Darwin in Kings Canyon National Park is missing hiker Alan Stringer. The Inyo County Sheriff's Office said searchers found the body of the 40-year-old Huntington Beach man atop a glacier at about 2:30 p.m....
Hiker Dies in 300-Foot Fall From Madera County Ridge
MADERA — Authorities say a hiker fell about 300 feet to his death while hiking near Iceberg Lake in Madera County. The Madera County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday 53-year-old Terrence Casey, of Glendora, was crossing a ridgeline above the lake Sunday in the Ansel Adams Wilderness when he lost his...
Hiker Dies in 300-Foot Fall From Madera County Ridge
MADERA — Authorities say a hiker fell about 300 feet to his death while hiking near Iceberg Lake in Madera County. The Madera County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday 53-year-old Terrence Casey, of Glendora, was crossing a ridgeline above the lake Sunday in the Ansel Adams Wilderness when he lost his...
New Technology Helps Search Teams Find People in Wilderness
HONOLULU — Yesenia D'Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii forest, joining more than 100 other volunteers in the search for a missing hiker. She climbed through muddy ravines, crossed streams and faced steep drop-offs in the thick tangle of trees and...
Hiker Falls to Death From Yosemite's Half Dome Trail
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to his death while climbing the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome in rainy conditions. The National Park Service said the accident occurred Monday. NPS spokeswoman Jamie Richards said the man and a companion were scaling the steepest part...