Hiker missing on Whitney

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Hiker missing on Whitney

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I couldn't get that link to work, but this one did for me.

http://www.backpacker.com/news-hiker-mi ... cles/18718
Search efforts continued Monday for a 60-year-old hiker missing on Mt. Whitney.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Inyo County search-and-rescue crews are combing the 14,505-ft. peak for John Likely of Dumont, N.J. Likely was last seen on Saturday, when he became separated from his group while descending the mountain at a slower pace. His hiking partners waited for him at Outpost Camp, where they planned to spend the night, but Likely never arrived.

A California Highway Patrol helicopter has been called in to assist in the search.
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Found. Rest in peace.
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/601/a ... -80597700/

Bad start to 14er year:
2 Evans
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1 Whitney
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Deepest sympathy and condolences to John's family and friends. May he rest in peace forever, and may his memory always be a blessing.
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