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 Alfred Kwok, Pomona College Professor
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"Dear Friends of Alfred Kwok,
It is with great sadness and regret that we must inform you that Alfred Kwok has passed on from this world to our loss. Heaven has required his full attention and presence. We were notified last night that a body had been spotted by the National Park Service rescue helicopter in the vicinity where Alfred was expected to be hiking, but due to impending weather conditions, the body was not able to be recovered until this morning. Park Rangers have positively identified the corpse as belonging to Alfred, and family members are on the way to receive him. From the preliminary autopsy, Alfred suffered a quick death from a fall and did not suffer for long. We know that Alfred touched many people’s lives and will be making arrangements for a memorial service to take place in or around Claremont, CA in the near future. When those arrangements are finalized, we will post the details here on Facebook. In the mean time, we would like to request that people think of one or two favorite memories or photos of Alfred and post them here on this Facebook thread, so that we can all share in the grieving process, but also to celebrate the blessing that Alfred has been in our lives. Enoch Kwok, for the Kwok Family. 1:40PM 9/21/2016"
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Re: Alfred Kwok, Pomona College Professor
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 8,534 Likes: 107
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Joined: Sep 2009
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Really sorry to hear sad news. Sincerest condolences to his family and everyone who knew him.
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Re: Alfred Kwok, Pomona College Professor
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Joined: Sep 2009
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This posted on Facebook by Inyo County Sheriff's Office: Fatality at Deerhorn Mountain in Kings Canyon National Park from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Calif. -- On the morning of Tuesday, September 20, 2016, park dispatchers were notified by the Inyo County Sherrif’s Department of a missing person presumably in Kings Canyon National Park. Alfred Kwok, a 50-year-old male from Claremont, CA, was reported overdue from a solo wilderness trip that was planned to conclude on Sunday, September 18, 2016.
Based on interviews with people who had knowledge of his itinerary and information on his wilderness permit, Mr. Kwok, a professor at Pomona College, was planning on hiking from Onion Valley in Inyo National Forest into Kings Canyon National Park via Kearsarge Pass. He was then going to climb Deerhorn Mountain and return the same way.
At approximately 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, a helicopter assigned to search the area spotted a man’s body on the upper southwest face of Deerhorn Mountain. The body was recovered on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 and transferred to Tulare County Coroner's Office at approximately 12:30 p.m. He was identified as Mr. Kwok.
Deerhorn Mountain, at 13,270 feet, is an alpine peak in the rugged backcountry of the southern portion of Kings Canyon National Park. It is located about two miles west of the Pacific Crest and John Muir trails.
The cause and circumstances of his death remain under investigation. A total of 16 park staff assisted with the search and recovery operations.
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