All:
I'm forwarding the note below from Brad Ferlinger, Park Ranger & lead investigator for an ongoing overdue hiker SAR in Kings Canyon National Park. Please read and, if you were in the area of the missing person's route, call the Incident Command whether you saw him or not. Negative information is as important as a positive sighting.
We'll keep you updated on status.
Thanks!
George Durkee
NPS Kings Canyon
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I am a Park Ranger who is working on the SAR of John Williams, if you have any information that might help us locate him or if you were hiking in the same areas during the same time we would like to talk to you and find out any information you might have. You can call the SAR investigations office of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park at 559-565-3762. Thank you for your help.
Entry date: Sept. 17, 2011
Exit date: Sept. 23, 2011
Emergency date: Monday, noon, Sept. 26, 2011
Itinerary:
Over Bishop Pass.
1. CAMP: Dusy Basin.
Descend to LeConte Canyon.
South on John Muir Trail.
Cross Palisade Creek (always difficult).
Continue south along Middle Fork of Kings River.
2. CAMP: Simpson Meadow or
between Palisade Creek and Simpson Meadow.
Cross Middle Fork of Kings River at Simpson Meadow.
Continue south along Middle Fork of Kings River.
3. CAMP: Tehipite.
Head north and into Blue Canyon.
4. CAMP: Blue Canyon.
Cross-country north through Blue Canyon.
Exit Blue Canyon over Reinstein Pass.
5. CAMP: Martha Lake.
North down Goddard Canyon.
Then south on Jonh Muir Trail.
6. CAMP: Between junction with JMT &
the Evolution Creek crossing.
Cross Evolution Creek.
Continue south on JMT.
7. Camp: Evolution Lake.
Continue south over Muir Pass.
8. Camp: Either LeConte Canyon
or Dusy Basin.
Exit over Bishop Pass.
orange jacket (sometimes), blue backpack, gray tent.
Thanks again,
Brad
Hmmm. The photo doesn't seem to embbed -- go to the link! Thanks...
Bee: yes. That's him. Grazie!! --gd
