So glad he has been found! Here's
the link to Maverick's announcement earlier today.
Note that many replies are on subsequent pages on that forum.
Here's the text from the
Yuba.net story (Thanks to saltydog for finding it.)
Remains recovered in Sequoia National Park - Might be hiker missing since October
Published on Jun 18, 2013 - 7:01:59 AM
By: Cpt. Terry Waterbury, Inyo County Sheriff Office, SAR Coordinator
June 17, 2013 - Search efforts have continued for 53 year old, Lawrence Conn from Pacific Palisades who went missing last October during one of winter's first snow storms. Conn failed to return from his solo hiking/camping trip into Sequoia National Park. After friends reported him overdue, Conn's vehicle was located at Taboose Pass trailhead in Inyo County. A joint search effort was conducted between Inyo County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue and Sequoia National Park.ยท Due to the accumulation of snow and no signs of Conn, search efforts were suspended.
On 06-09-2013, Search teams from the National Park Service, Inyo County SAR, and Sierra Madre Mountain Rescue Team conducted joint efforts to locate Conn. A hiking shoe similar to what Conn may have been wearing was located a short distance inside the Park off the main trail near the pass. The discovery of the shoe redirected the search teams from the approximate 100 square miles of search area to the Taboose Pass area.
On 06-15-2013, in the early afternoon search teams located a windblown tent and several other items off the Taboose Pass trail in Inyo County at about 11,500 foot level. The tent matched what Conn was reported to have used. Concentrating efforts in that area, search teams discovered a cell phone which was determined to be Conn's and possible human remains.
The remains have been turned over to the Inyo County Coroner's Office for positive identification.
