Body of missing California hiker covered in snow retrieved on Mount Whitney
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The body of a missing California hiker, blanketed in a layer of snow, was recovered on Mount Whitney on Sunday after a blustery storm delayed retrieval operations for five days.
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The Inyo county sheriff’s office extended its condolences to the loved ones and family of the hiker, who has not been publicly identified, in a Monday statement.
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On 19 October, a motel in Lone Pine, a town in California’s Sierra Nevada region, contacted the sheriff’s office about a guest who failed to check out. The man had brought up plans to hike in the area.
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A vehicle belonging to the climber was found the next day at the base of Mount Whitney. The California highway patrol deployed a helicopter, which found the deceased man on the Mountaineer’s Route, a steep nine mile path leading to the mountain’s peak.
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A storm system which brought hazardous weather conditions hindered authorities from securing the man’s body. A county search and rescue team was deployed on Sunday and the individual was hoisted off the mountain via helicopter from an elevation of about 13,600 ft.
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Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, has proven to be a perilous hiking site in recent years.
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In October, 52-year-old Fresno builder Kalem Peter Kazarian died while hiking.
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Last December, Joseph Brambila, a 21-year-old solo hiker celebrating his birthday was missing for weeks before he was found dead.
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