missing hiker
Body of hiker missing in Alpine County found at bottom of cliff
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 12:08am
Search and Rescue teams located the body of missing hiker Bradford Dozier on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the base of a cliff in Alpine County.
A search was initiated after Dozier left on a hike to the Carson Pass area on October 27. His car was found on Sunday at the Evergreen Trailhead. It appears Dozier died after falling 200 feet as he attempted to free climb steep terrain on the north side of Peak 9626 according to the Alpine County Sheriff's Office.
Dozier was described by family and friends as an avid and strong hiker who enjoyed climbing peaks in the Sierras.
Search underway in Alpine County for missing hiker
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:12am
ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - Search and rescue teams were out in Alpine County on Tuesday, searching for a missing hiker.
55-year-old Bradford Dozier was last seen in Sacramento on Saturday morning. Family members said he was heading to the Carson Pass area to go hiking and hasn't been heard from since.
Dozier's car was found on Sunday at the Evergreen Trailhead but his actual destination is unknown.
Hiker missing near Skunk Harbor in Lake Tahoe found Sunday morning
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 10:37am
A call was made to Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) 911 on Saturday, September 8 at approximately 3:30 p.m., alerting them of a missing man in his 60s at Lake Tahoe. The caller, the man's wife, said her husband had left around noon to go hiking in the area of Skunk Harbor on the east shore of Lake Tahoe and she hadn't heard from him.
Missing hiker found after becoming separated from group on Tahoe Rim Trail
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/10/2018 - 7:08pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (DCSSAR) team was called to the area of the Tahoe Rim Trail south of Stagecoach Lodge on July 4 at 12:45 p.m. on the report of a missing hiker.
Earlier in the day, Aa father, his three sons, and a household assistant were visiting the area and hiking. One person of the group became separated from the others and the others called 911 for assistance when they could not locate them.
Members of the DCSSAR Mountain Bike Rapid Response Team were dispatched to search on the Rim Trail.
Placer County SAR volunteer shot while looking for missing hiker
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/10/2016 - 4:34pm
A Placer County Search and Rescue volunteer was shot in the hip on Tuesday evening while out with a team searching for a 75-year-old missing hiker.
Steven Wolf was part of a three-person team searching between Brown and Fish Creek for the hiker who was last seen near the town of Washington on the South Yuba River. The other two members of Wolf's team found cover and radioed for help.
Missing hiker and dog found alive near Donner
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/19/2016 - 5:57pm
A man from Rocklin, Calif., and his dog have been found safe after missing in the Sierra near Donner Pass since Monday.
Cody Michael, 23, and his German Shepherd, Bauer, were spotted about 10 a.m. Thursday by a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the Cherry Point area. Michael had gone out for an overnight hiking and camping trip on Sunday and didn't return on Monday as planned. A video sent from his phone Sunday showed him cooking a meal and drying out his shoes on rocks surrounded by snow.
Body of missing hiker in Kauai found; May have Lake Tahoe ties
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/10/2014 - 9:00pm
8/11/14 12:30 p.m. update: Former South Lake Tahoe resident Zoe Walker has been identified as the young woman who lost her life after falling into the Hanakoa Stream while hiking. She grew up in South Lake Tahoe and had worked at Jamba Juice at Stateline. She and her sister Amber had recently moved to Kauai to stay with an aunt.
Her friends and family have been leaving words on social media about what a wonderful, caring and free spirit she was.
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Desolation Wilderness hiker found
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 4:42pmSearch and rescue teams located the 28-year-old missing hiker on Thursday about 2:30 p.m. near Middle Velma Lake.Nathan Spearing, who suffered nothing more than wet feet, said he camped near Low...
