Missing Hiker Found Dead in Olympic National Park
A tragic conclusion has been reached for the search of Neil Gehring, a 26-year-old hiker who went missing in Olympic National Park at the start of September. His body was recovered on the evening of September 13 on the northwest slope of Mount Appleton, following an extensive search that relied heavily on cell phone location data. Gehring had embarked on a cross-country overnight backpacking trip from the Madison Falls Trailhead on August 31 and was reported overdue on September 2.
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